Re: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat
What Cotty said Cheers Ecke 2010/1/16 Cotty cotty...@mac.com: On 14/1/10, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Superb gallery Christian - all fabulous. Very envious, I would love to visit Australia. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On 14/1/10, Christian, discombobulated, unleashed: Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Superb gallery Christian - all fabulous. Very envious, I would love to visit Australia. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Those are great, Christian. Love the bat! but all are super. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 12:23 PM Subject: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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In a message dated 1/14/2010 10:24:05 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, christ...@skofteland.net writes: http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- === Love the peacock shot, had missed it. All three of the bird shots are very nice to my way of thinking. Sorry the weather wasn't better for your trip, though. That can be very aggravating. Marnie aka Doe :-) - We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them. Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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All are very good, but the Crested Shrike is my fave. -- Bruce Thursday, January 14, 2010, 10:23:16 AM, you wrote: C The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia C over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so C excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of C it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds C didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't C relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was C basically just pure clouds. C Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The C bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. C There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even C though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it C was overcast... of course. C http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ C Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. C comments appreciated. C -- C Christian C http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Brian Walters wrote: On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:23 -0500, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... Great stuff. Those green tree frogs are wonderful creatures. We have several that live in various places around the house and appear on our kitchen window sill each night in the warmer months to hunt moths and beetles that are attracted by the lights from the house. Reality television doesn't even come close to this sort of entertainment! We miss the crested shrike tits here. We used to have them but they, and most other small birds, have been displaced by larger, more aggressive species. thanks, Brian. My in-laws have a great garden and a fairly large open paddock where the gallahs and other parrots hang out. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, mike, Ann, Graydon, Dave and Tom. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ Michael Beacom wrote: A really nice bunch of pictures. And the parrots- beautiful plumage. What happened to his cigar? The frog put me in mind of Winston Churchill. Cheers Mike On Jan 14, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Christian wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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All great shots, but the frog is awesome. Wow! Paul On Jan 14, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Christian wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Glorious stuff!! Love them, Christian. Well cropped and crisply caught. Jack --- On Thu, 1/14/10, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net Subject: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Date: Thursday, January 14, 2010, 10:23 AM The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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[... Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ That's a really nice page - great shots, all of them. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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All very well captured. The double barred finch really stands out for its unusual markings ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net Subject: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Paul! That's very kind of you. That frog was so accommodating. I took a few shots, went inside, downloaded them checked them over, decided I didn't like the angle or lighting or whatever, went back out took some more shots... etc. etc. Probably an hour or so and he didn't move at all. Even with the flash blasting him in the eyes... :-) -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ paul stenquist wrote: All great shots, but the frog is awesome. Wow! Paul On Jan 14, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Christian wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Ken, Jack and Bob. There are at least three species of very pretty finches that hang out at the in-laws' house. The zebra finches are the prettiest but I never got a good shot at them. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ Ken Waller wrote: All very well captured. The double barred finch really stands out for its unusual markings ! Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Christian christ...@skofteland.net Subject: GESO - 3 birds, a frog and a bat The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Christian, Sorry about the weather, but you have some great shots. Like Paul said, the frog is a stunner. Regards, Bob S. On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Glorious stuff!! Love them, Christian. Well cropped and crisply caught. I agree with Jack. Terrific stuff, Christian! cheers, frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Great stuff. The frog is wonderful Dave On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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frank theriault wrote: On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 3:04 PM, Jack Davis jdavi...@yahoo.com wrote: Glorious stuff!! Love them, Christian. Well cropped and crisply caught. I agree with Jack. Terrific stuff, Christian! Thanks, frank! -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Thanks, Bob and Dave. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ David J Brooks wrote: Great stuff. The frog is wonderful Dave On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:23 -0500, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... Great stuff. Those green tree frogs are wonderful creatures. We have several that live in various places around the house and appear on our kitchen window sill each night in the warmer months to hunt moths and beetles that are attracted by the lights from the house. Reality television doesn't even come close to this sort of entertainment! We miss the crested shrike tits here. We used to have them but they, and most other small birds, have been displaced by larger, more aggressive species. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Same, same, but different... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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A really nice bunch of pictures. And the parrots- beautiful plumage. What happened to his cigar? The frog put me in mind of Winston Churchill. Cheers Mike On Jan 14, 2010, at 1:23 PM, Christian wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 01:23:16PM -0500, Christian scripsit: [snip] Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ I admire the frog. -- Graydon -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Christian -- Stunning stuff! as PJ would say I hate you :-) but where are the Cormies? ann Christian wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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On Jan 15, 2010, at 7:23 AM, Christian wrote: http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Lovely silvereye shot (we call them waxeyes here). We have a few flowering plants in our garden that they tend to hang around. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
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Everyone of those new ones are simply excellent! I enjoyed each one. Tom On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Christian christ...@skofteland.net wrote: The weather really sucked for the first 2 weeks when I went to Australia over the holidays. 8 inches of rain in 10 days. Everyone was so excited about it that I couldn't be glum so I tried to make the best of it. On the photography side of things, it was a struggle. The birds didn't want to come out from their hiding spots. The roos weren't relying on food and water provided by the local reserves and the sky was basically just pure clouds. Here's a few shots of the local wildlife around my in-laws' house. The bat (a gray-headed flying fox) is from the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens. There are thousands of them roosting there during the day. Even though we had more sun in Sydney, when I went to the botanic gardens it was overcast... of course. http://birdofthemoment.blogspot.com/ Scroll down smartasses... you can click the images to make them larger. comments appreciated. -- Christian http://404mohawknotfound.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
