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Tamron Adaptamatic 135/2.8.... Kookaburra
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Lucky me ,I came home and this little fellow was sitting on the power line then flew into the tree!! He/she allowed me to get fairly close before flying off.These are all crops with PP...I took them at F8...probably should have gone F5.6(would that be right thinking...lower the F stop to get the birds face a bit clearer??..doesn't help that it has a mask!!) or lower due to shooting into the blue sky.
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Our nice noisy friend Smile


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These are great captures Mo!


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great shots - i personally like no 1 most, cause you see a little shine in its eye


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Quite the cute kookaburra there Mo.


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he reminds me of Ron Wood Wink

fine shooting there Mo~


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Great series, first one is especially nice, F8 was right choice.


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Good series mo. I remember being woken up by those beasties through double-paned windows!


patrickh


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Thanks guys...yeah they are not that funny when they start laughing at the crack of dawn... Laughing If it had come a little later it would have been the perfect evening light...oh well I took what I could...I was just happy it landed close by.
Thanks Attila It was nice to know I was on the right track with the F stops Very Happy


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Nice images - I see he's not sitting on a gum tree,but a eucalyptus . Very Happy I like #1 and #3. My first time seeing images of the kookaburra .


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Kathmandu wrote:
Nice images - I see he's not sitting on a gum tree,but a eucalyptus . Very Happy .


Based on my understanding, some Eucalypti are actually called Gums in Australia.


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I have tried in vain to find the name of this tree it is a eucalyptus gum of some sort...But I can not find it on google.It is the only one in town.
I found it I think
http://anpsa.org.au/e-cae.html This is the flower as seen in some other photos I have posted and it describes the bark....but we are no where near western Australia!!!
This is a better link
http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5575


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Orio wrote:
Kathmandu wrote:
Nice images - I see he's not sitting on a gum tree,but a eucalyptus . Very Happy .


Based on my understanding, some Eucalypti are actually called Gums in Australia.


I am impressed with your "general knowledge", besides your photography skills Orio. Thank you for broadening my horizons.

Thanks for the links on the Eucalyptus,Mo -I love the aroma of the leaves.