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Sunday, 28 June 2009

Birds in the Fog

We have had almost a week of heavy fog in the mornings, sometimes lasting till near midday before clearing.

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Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina novaehollandiae)



Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)

The Cuckoo-shrike and Magpie both seemed to be waiting for it to lift.



Little Corella (Cacatua gymnopis)

Unlike this flock of Corella's that were heard long before they were seen.
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18 comments:

  1. mick28 June 2009 at 16:51

    Sorry about your heavy fog - but it has made for some interesting photos. btw the fog doesn't last all that long down here :-)

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  2. Neil28 June 2009 at 17:29

    Hi Mick you would have liked it the other day we had rain coming down through the fog.

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  3. gwendolen28 June 2009 at 18:35

    The mist isn't too bad, you can still see the birds. :-))

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  4. Neil28 June 2009 at 18:42

    Thanks Gwendolen could only just see them.

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  5. Anonymous29 June 2009 at 00:12

    Sometimes you can see the birds better with the camera than with the eye. Amazing how patiently they just sit and wait, isn't it?

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  6. Neil29 June 2009 at 08:19

    Yes Wren a lot more can be seen through a photo than the eye.

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  7. Redzlan29 June 2009 at 11:50

    I like that four in flight shot.

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  8. Neil29 June 2009 at 12:57

    Thanks Tabib just lucky they came in close for me.

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  9. Dale Forbes29 June 2009 at 16:14

    dont know why, but lots of parrots love thick mist and fly about squawking and playing in it - some great photos in tough conditions!

    Happy birding
    Dale
    http://alpinebirds.blogspot.com

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  10. Neil29 June 2009 at 16:45

    Thanks Dale for your comments.

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  11. Kelly29 June 2009 at 22:50

    ...the fog is really neat and almost makes the magpie look sinister!

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  12. Bob Kaufman30 June 2009 at 02:42

    At least you were able to get some good shots despite the fog, Neil. For a while here we had the same gloomy conditions and I just stopped going out to bird altogether. :P

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  13. Neil30 June 2009 at 10:46

    Thanks Kelly, Bob & Cynthia for your comments.

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  14. Anonymous30 June 2009 at 19:26

    You have just identified for me a bird I saw last w/end for the first time - the black-faced cuckoo shrike. :)

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  15. Larry Jordan30 June 2009 at 23:49

    I love the first shot of the Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Neil. Amazing to get a photo like that in those conditions, especially of a black and gray bird! Nice job!

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  16. Dawn Fine1 July 2009 at 04:49

    Some gorgeous birds here on your blog! Nice photos!

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  17. Kyle3 July 2009 at 01:29

    I really like the gray-on-gray of that Cuckoo-shrike, Neil. The detail on the full-size image really did come out nice in spite of the foggy conditions. Great BPW post!

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  18. Neil7 July 2009 at 17:33

    Glad my photos helped with the ID Madahmas.
    Thanks Larry, Sawn and Kyle for your comments.

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