I had already been birding in the morning on 11 January, but I was feeling cooped up at home and was keen to get back to Oxley Creek Common to explore some more. I headed out for a quick bird walk.
The light was fading and I didn’t see a whole lot of birds, but I did capture this stunner of a Red-Backed Fairywren:
Taking this photo helped me to understand why the photography tutorials I’ve been watching have recommended photographing in morning or evening light. It really is special. The light on this afternoon was golden.
I also captured this less beautiful but still interesting photo of a quarrel between a (juvenile green-faced) Blue-Faced Honeyeater and (possibly also juvenile?) Grey Butcherbird. Or maybe they’re friends. They do look like they’re plotting.
I’m still playing with my camera’s settings in low light, so I didn’t get any other blog-worthy photos, but it was a lovely afternoon walk.
Birds
- Red-Backed Fairywren
- Blue-Faced Honeyeater
- Grey Butcherbird
- Australian Brushturkey
- Masked Lapwing
- Australian White Ibis
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Laughing Kookaburra
- Australian Magpie
- Willie Wagtail
- Torresian Crow
- Welcome Swallow
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