When I first visited Australia ten years ago, the one thing that really stuck with me was how many amazing birds there were to photograph. I had to work a bit harder in Tasmania, but there was still such a great variety of feathered creatures to capture. This is a flame robin, a very small, but very striking bird. I saw about five of them in my fifteen days, but this was the closest I was able to get. As an added bonus, it just so happened to have a grub in its beak. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/2500th of a second
Great capture. From a north American birding perspective it looks like a cross between a Baltimore oriole and a black capped chickadee! Add in a little bit of black and white warbler. 🙂
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When I first visited Australia ten years ago, the one thing that really stuck with me was how many amazing birds there were to photograph. I had to work a bit harder in Tasmania, but there was still such a great variety of feathered creatures to capture. This is a flame robin, a very small, but very striking bird. I saw about five of them in my fifteen days, but this was the closest I was able to get. As an added bonus, it just so happened to have a grub in its beak.
Australia is the continent with the greatest number of parrot species. It has much greater bird divertisy than is commonly thought.
—– Embers glow a while
—– But nothing guides our way as
—– Your luminosity .
So beautiful and so tough. I have great respect for our avian friends.
Great capture. From a north American birding perspective it looks like a cross between a Baltimore oriole and a black capped chickadee! Add in a little bit of black and white warbler. 🙂
great beastfast, like the saying goes, the early bird get the worm.
Love the color, bokeh,and detail with the added food bonus.