Nature Kookaburra

Kookaburra · 09:09 AM

a Kookaburra at Sassafras in the Dandenong Ranges, just east of Melbourne, Australia.

**dcmsox2004** · 08-28-2012, 10:39 AM

sittin' in the old gum tree... love these ! dave m

**Bob Harris** · 08-28-2012, 10:59 AM

That is one cool looking bird CC, is this in the wild?

slowpez · 08-28-2012, 12:21 PM

Nice one. I always think they look like little old men - all fussy.

snappychappy · 08-28-2012, 12:56 PM

Beautifully detailed shot.

**Ash** · 08-28-2012, 01:13 PM

Nice capture of this native bird.
Well done and thanks for sharing.

**Cee Cee** · 08-28-2012, 09:44 PM

Originally posted by dcmsox2004

sittin' in the old gum tree... love these ! dave m

thanks dave, glad you like'em, will have some more as soon as I get a chance to sort through them & PP.
cheers.

Originally posted by Bob Harris

That is one cool looking bird CC, is this in the wild?

thank you Bob, yes these are wild.. semi wild at least, the locals mostly put out seed for the parrots, I think the Kookas drop by to see if there are any offerings, they like to eat snakes & lizards and such but don't mind a piece of steak or a chop bone.
cheers

Originally posted by slowpez

Nice one. I always think they look like little old men - all fussy.

Ha Ha, yeah they do look like that, I never get tired of looking at them, but Its hard to think of them as "little old men" when you see them swoop on a snake, take it back up into the trees and bash it against the branch to kill it and eat it.

Originally posted by snappychappy

Beautifully detailed shot.

thank you snappy chappy, I was happy with it, the bird let me get quite close and kept still, it was 6.30pm failing light, ISO1600 and still a slow shutter speed- 1/15s hand held - I think I got lucky!
cheers

Originally posted by Ash

Nice capture of this native bird.
Well done and thanks for sharing.

thanks for your kind words Ash, appreciated... I have some taken in better light that I'll post later.... so many photos so little time!
cheers.

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Cee Cee Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Glenroy, Melbourne Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,441 Original Poster	Originally posted by dcmsox2004 sittin' in the old gum tree... love these ! dave m thanks dave, glad you like'em, will have some more as soon as I get a chance to sort through them & PP. cheers. Originally posted by Bob Harris That is one cool looking bird CC, is this in the wild? thank you Bob, yes these are wild.. semi wild at least, the locals mostly put out seed for the parrots, I think the Kookas drop by to see if there are any offerings, they like to eat snakes & lizards and such but don't mind a piece of steak or a chop bone. cheers Originally posted by slowpez Nice one. I always think they look like little old men - all fussy. Ha Ha, yeah they do look like that, I never get tired of looking at them, but Its hard to think of them as "little old men" when you see them swoop on a snake, take it back up into the trees and bash it against the branch to kill it and eat it. Originally posted by snappychappy Beautifully detailed shot. thank you snappy chappy, I was happy with it, the bird let me get quite close and kept still, it was 6.30pm failing light, ISO1600 and still a slow shutter speed- 1/15s hand held - I think I got lucky! cheers Originally posted by Ash Nice capture of this native bird. Well done and thanks for sharing. thanks for your kind words Ash, appreciated... I have some taken in better light that I'll post later.... so many photos so little time! cheers.