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Avoca 2006
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I’ve just been trawling through my archive of photos and came across
these two that I took last May, a couple of weeks after I’d bought my first
ever ‘real’ camera.
I was doing some show or other in Avoca, arrived early in the day and went
walking along the river, shooting things at random. To the best of my limited
knowledge, these are some kind of birds. I’m hopeful that Noely or Aidan or
John will be able to confirm my suspicions :?This one I call “That’s close enough mate!”
…and this “Nah, still too warm. Give it a minute or so.”
Comment and criticism welcome…
Rob.
Yep..I can confirm they are birds…It’s the beaks that give them away. I think they are of the winged variety..quite common in these parts. The first one is the Orange and yellow beaked lesser fluffy feathered river bird..often seen..well..around riverbanks :shock:
Second one…(nice shot btw) I’m pretty sure are Geese.
Ya might wanna check out my latest book..Birds for Beginners. I have a whole chapter on how to spot them in the wild..one of the biggest giveaways is the feathers. If they have them you can confidently declare them to be birds. Marine birds can be a little more difficult..but the webbed feet can be a good pointer but can sometimes be confused with long distance swimmers or Patrick Duffy!!
If you need any more help Rob just mail me at Mooneyhasnothingtoworryaboutbirdsrus.com 8)
The first is a Moorhen. Very similar to a Coot (it has a white bill). Very tough to shoot because they are all black. I’m yet to get a good shot. The either come up soft or underexposed.
The second looks like a gaggle of Greylag Geese. Nice shot … a bit of character to it. Some more light (or higher ISO) with a larger DOF would have gven you a total stnner. Pretty good as is though … getting a little character or capturing the spirit of a subject really makes a difference IMO.
BTW, I bought a field ID book after getting ID’s wrong over and over … and over and over :)
Expresbro wrote:
Ya might wanna check out my latest book..Birds for Beginners. I have a whole chapter on how to spot them in the wild..one of the biggest giveaways is the feathers. If they have them you can confidently declare them to be birds. Marine birds can be a little more difficult..but the webbed feet can be a good pointer but can sometimes be confused with long distance swimmers or Patrick Duffy!!
If you need any more help Rob just mail me at Mooneyhasnothingtoworryaboutbirdsrus.com 8)
:lol: :lol:
Cheers Robbie. You’ve been a marvellous help. Must remember to watch out
for those feathers!Rob.
Hehehe!! I can just about ID a Magpie and a starling..oh and a common pigeon…after that I’m in unknown territory… :wink:
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