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Very handsome bird!
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- Alien interlopers in Surrey, UK. The parakeets are breeding like wildfire here as are the grey squirrels!
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I especially love the right bird. 
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"Say 'hello' to my little friend..."
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It’s not the fall that kills you; it’s the sudden stop at the end.
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
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Here's a couple I took in the lake district while kayaking, unfortunately I didn't see much more than ducks and swans!
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4 taken during a walk along the local river earlier on in the week, if the weather is good me and the wife generally try to head out for a walk once a week and I tend to drag along the camera and some lenses. Click the images for larger resolution.
Wish I could of got closer for this one but as I headed off the path and into some longer grass something with a tan brown tail, all that I saw of it, took off no more than 2 feet away from me. I quickly un-assed from the area knowing I'm in Eastern Brown territory!
Wish I could of got closer for this one but as I headed off the path and into some longer grass something with a tan brown tail, all that I saw of it, took off no more than 2 feet away from me. I quickly un-assed from the area knowing I'm in Eastern Brown territory!
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What beautiful photos.
Susi
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Few more photos taken at a local wildlife park yesterday, combination of a long lens and short distances made for some very up close head shots.
Unfortunately I didn't take the time to note down what species they were so I can only name a few.
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Tawny Frogmouth
Peacock
Emu
And 2 from a week ago
Noisy miner
Sulfur crested cockatoo
Unfortunately I didn't take the time to note down what species they were so I can only name a few.
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Tawny Frogmouth
Peacock
Emu
And 2 from a week ago
Noisy miner
Sulfur crested cockatoo
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Beautiful photos! Our daughter is in Australia, so much natural beauty. You're all very fortunate. although one can always find beauty wherever one happens to live You just have to open your eyes.
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Laughing Kookaburra. Click links for high resolution pictures.
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I remember years ago in England there was a children's programme on tv in which they had two koalas called Tinger and Tucker (don't know if that is how you spell it 
) and Katie Kookaburra (which I always pronounced as Kookleburra 
) Never too old to learn 
Nice pics.
Susi
) and Katie Kookaburra (which I always pronounced as Kookleburra ) Never too old to learn Nice pics. Susi
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The White-faced Heron (Ardea novaehollandiae, syn. Egretta novaehollandiae), right in my backyard so to speak, at Alfriston Botanic Gardens:
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Here's a couple of Kittiwakes from boxing day down in Littlehampton, I think we were trying to walk off all the christmas food
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Some from a holiday down the coast that unfortunately ended on Monday. Still getting used to the new camera but it's performing above and beyond what I could ever of expected, especially as I mainly run lenses that are near 30 years old by now.
Australian Pelicans
Seagulls
Rosella Cockatoo
Unknown
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Australian Pelicans
Seagulls
Rosella Cockatoo
Unknown
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Here's a blue tit that looks like it's adding the final touches to the nest, should be eggs in there soon! 
The picture was in focus when I took it, I think the resizing affects it quite badly, there's a good version on my 500px page though
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