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More Birding Shennigans at Balyang

September 11, 2014 by Jade Craven Leave a Comment

We were walking towards the bridge to Balyang when we heard the cockies. “There, in that tree.”

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They were fairly low down, feeding on these thingmabobs and making a huge mess. I could smell Eucalyptus. I love spring. You often get sulphur crested cockatoos and corellas in these area. If you walk carefully, you can get some good photos.

Glenn doesn’t know how to walk carefully.

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We went to our usual spot, the tree with multiple hollows in it. Glenn was photographing cute lorikeets when I pointed. “Look!”

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He was using the telephoto lens at the time and, being a non birder, had no respect for the birds personal boundaries. I had to tell him to stand back a bit further – it’s breeding season and we should respect the birds hollow.

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I don’t know if it was an overreaction. The birds here tend to be fairly friendly. Glenn just… tries to get too close and oftenmisses the shot.

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Fortunately this time he got some good ones.

Other birds:

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He got this interesting shot of a seagull as it was flying away. Always has to do his creative photos!

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We saw this cormorant just standing there on the branch. It barely moved for the hour we were there.

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I’m not sure what this stuff is that is growing on top of the water. It made for some interesting photos, especially when used as a background.

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Combine it with a mild wind, and you get some unique shots.

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Glenn worked really hard to get these eurasion coots looking in the same direction.

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He also got this great one of this duck in flight. He told he that me followed my advice and watched the same bird for a period of time. He had a hunch that it would fly off. It really paid off for him – this photo is fantastic.

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It was a good day. A lot of birding action. I didn’t get to look for the birds that weren’t so obvious. I’m planning to do a bit more exploring now that the weather has changed. Explore places slowly and see what animals I can find.

Filed Under: Barwon River, Geelong

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