The Ragtag Daily Prompt Saturday: Walk
Just a stroll down the beach
Tag: osprey
Bird Butts
Walking
The Weekly Prompt from Sue for the photo challenge: Walking
Yes walking. There is always someone walking about isn’t there?
A White-faced Heron takes a walk among the Mangroves
A Black-necked Stork walks in the wetland looking for a snack
Having a stroll along the beach, an Osprey without a care in the world
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Birds from the Back
The word prompt from Nancy’s Photo a Week Challenge: From the Back
Spangled Drongo
Brown Pigeon
Wonga Pigeon
King Parrot
Osprey
Eastern Yellow Robin
Scarlet Honeyeater
Did you have a favourite? Please let me know.
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Alone
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Alone
Walking alone
on an empty
beach.
The water
swirling about
your feet.
Enjoying
the solace.
Being alone,
but never
lonely.
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The nests
The word prompt from The Daily Post: Nest
There are many different nests that Australian birds construct. Have a look at a few that I have found
Yes that is a nest. The Tawny Frogmouth nest is a couple of sticks haphazardly thrown in the fork of a tree
A nest of sizeable proportions is the Osprey nest. This is a nest that is reused all the time.
Nests are for raising babies. Grey Fantail babies are always hungry.
A Spangled Drongo nest is tied to the branches of the Spotted Gum tree.
The male Figbird has his turn on the nest among the Jacaranda blossoms.
I think the Square-tailed Kite, sitting on her nest, has seen me.
Sometimes a tail is all you see protruding from the nest.
The Pied Currawongs nest is very messy but it still is comfort to the young one who wants breakfast.
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Back of Birds
The photo challenge from Cee is Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Back of Things What do I have the most photos of….yep you guessed it – birds. I did have to stop myself. I didn’t realise how many backs of birds I have! Here is my selection of the backs of birds for the challenge.
The Wonga Pigeon had enough of me so it was “off I go”
A Catbird sat high in the tree not caring that I wanted a photo or two.
A Blue-faced Honeyeater looking for a new blossom to get a bit of nectar.
Just an Osprey talking a casual stroll along the beach
The wonderful Emerald Dove.
Scarlet Honeyeaters are so small and acrobatic when snacking on a Lilli Pilli.
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Black and White Sunday: Structure
This photo challenge from Lost in Translation, Structure, has made me think of the structures that I like to discover and photograph. Of course I don’t mean man made structures but the wonderful structures in nature.
Look how the Spangled Drongo has attached the nest to the trees branches in a very loose looking structure.
It is just right for the Spangled Drongo to sit among the eucalypt leaves.
The Noisy Friarbirds nest is a jumble of strips of Stringybark trees woven into a basket like structure with a side opening
The most basic of nests has to be the Tawny Frogmouth. The nests structure is a pile of sticks in the fork of the tree. Shhh, don’t disturb the nocturnal Frogmouth.
Another jumble of sticks makes the structure of the Square-tailed Kites nest. There is a pile of sticks under the nest which didn’t sit properly and fell to the ground.
The Ospreys huge nest on an open branch where they can see all around. The nests structure of sticks, moss and a huge amount of Grandfathers Beard.
What nest wouldn’t be a nest without some babies!!! The cup like structure of the Grey Fantails nest is built onto the branch using spiders web to help make it stick.
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Thursdays Special: Pick A Word In June
Love this photo challenge. I usually say why I picked the photos to match the word. This time you can interpret my decisions yourself.
Branching
Vigilant
Hooked
Continual
Have a look at what other photographers chose for the Lost in Translation photo challenge.
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Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Letters O or P
Looking for the right photos for this weeks Cee’s Black and White photo challenge I thought I would use some of my favourite Australian bird photos and one reptile.
A Parrot – A Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Just an Osprey walking along the beach
A parrot about to get a dunking in the bird bath
The Python who was removed from the chook house before it could eat any of the hens
