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Approaching Flight

I feel as though this is slightly on the subtle side, though admittedly I may be giving myself too much credit there. Besides, this capture had a lot more to do with luck than skill. I like the slight implication … Continue reading

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Gull Over River

This is an image of a silver gull flying over Cooks River. I don’t think that there’s anything particularly special about this photo, but I do like that it carries a sense of stillness more than it does a sense … Continue reading

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Small Hop

On New Year’s Day I went for a walk and took photos of birds such as this ibis. I was following the ibis in the hopes that I’d photograph it as it took off. Instead I got this shot which … Continue reading

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A Gull Adrift

During my recent visit to The Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney I saw this silver gull floating about seemingly aimlessly on the water’s surface. Occasionally it would move, but otherwise it appeared to be content doing very little. This shot … Continue reading

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Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii Watches

Another shot of the eastern water dragon I recently shared in photo form. I was trying to follow the lizard from a safe, yet close distance. Clearly my attempt to do so resulted in my being plainly obvious to the … Continue reading

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Leaping Upward

Here is a photo of an Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii (eastern water dragon) leaping upward toward a higher vantage point. This isn’t the sharpest of photos, but I do like that it captures the act of movement quite well. I played … Continue reading

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Ibis on a Fence

A bit of a dark photo, but I’m fine with that as it draws more attention to the ibis’ shape than it does the details on it, though it is nice that you can see some of the feather positioning. … Continue reading

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Manorina melanocephala

This was taken whilst on a recent walk. There was a shot of this noisy miner I took just after it commenced flight, but unfortunately there was a power cable that was really distracting to the shot, so here’s this … Continue reading

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Deep Clean

Just a photo of an ibis cleaning itself. I’m not sure as to why I didn’t share this sooner. It’s easy enough on the eyes and due to being a simple, pleasing shot. I like how part of the ibis’ … Continue reading

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In the Midst of a Step

The same Porphyrio melanotus as this one. This shot was taken shortly before the prior one. I’m not sure as to why I felt the need to mention that. I was trying to get a shot of the bird mid-step. … Continue reading

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