Birds

[lynnb]

Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis at Long Reef, Sydney, August 2025.
Pentax K-5 smc PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF] @250mm

#6110
ISO800 1/200 f/9


#6114
ISO800 1/200 f/13

 

[deadrangefinder76]

The Migthy Canadian Goose

 

[lynnb]

Willie Wagtail Rhipidura leucophrys at Long Reef beach, Sydney, August 2025. #6049
This species is ubiquitous across mainland Australia. They are plentiful amongst the coastal dune scrub around Sydney.
Pentax K-5 smc PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF] @250mm ISO400 1/800 f6.3

 

[lynnb]

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The Migthy Canadian Goose

Magnificent birds and every pilot’s nightmare!

 

[deadrangefinder76]

 

[lynnb]

Magpie-lark Grallina cyanoleuca at Long Reef, Sydney, August 2025. #6185
I came across a pair of these foraging along the edge of Dee Why coastal lagoon.
Pentax K-5 smc PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF] @250mm (375mm equivalent) ISO800 1/500 f/16

 

[lynnb]

Another Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis at Long Reef, Sydney, August 2025. #6164
This finch was close by the cafe where I’d stopped today for coffee with my wife and daughter - a pleasant sheltered spot behind the coastal dune. It’s a very small bird. It was eating those barbed seeds on the yellow flowered weed right in front of it.
Pentax K-5 smc PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF] @250mm (375mm equivalent) ISO800 1/500 f/8

 

[lynnb]

A New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae was feeding on this Banksia flower at Long Reef, Sydney, August 2025. #6078
Pentax K-5 smc PENTAX-DA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 ED AL [IF] @250mm ISO800 1/250 f/6.3

 

[Vince Lupo]

One of our Saturday hummingbirds at the feeder.


Our Saturday Hummingbird by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[deadrangefinder76]

Olympus XA @Canada Place, Vancouver 2025

 

[kxl]

 

[lynnb]

Little Pied Cormorant scratching an itch, Sydney, August 2025. #6299
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax melaneaucos
Pentax K-5 Sigma 100-300mm f/4.5-6.7 DL @300mm 1/1000 f/6.7 ISO400

 

[lynnb]

A masked plover feeds in a rainwater pool in rock depressions on the coastal cliffs at Curl Curl, Sydney, Sept 2025. #6577
Scientific name: Vanellus miles
Pentax K-5 Sigma 100-300mm f/4.5-6.7 DL @300mm 1/200 f/6.7 ISO1600

 

[lynnb]

Australian ravens at Long Reef, Sydney, April 2011. #3923
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Canon 550D EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x @208mm 1/1250 f/5.6 ISO 100

 

[lynnb]

Australiah raven Corvus coronoides on a coastal clifftop, Sydney, October 2025. #6852
Pentax K-5 Sigma 100-300mm f/4.5-6.7DL @200mm 1/1250 f/11 ISO400

 

[lynnb]

Crested pigeon gathering nesting materials in our backyard. Sydney, September 2025. #6502
Pentax K-5 smc Pentax DA18-250mm

 

[Solanum]

 

[filmtwit]

 

[lynnb]

brush (or bush) turkey, Long Reef, Sydney, August 2025. #4167
The turkey population has exploded in urban Sydney over the past decade. They’re everywhere in my local area, even in high density housing precincts. One has to be careful driving as they often cross busy roads. The tail feathers are arranged vertically, like a rudder.
iPhone 15 Pro

 

[Brambling]

sadness Theodore, Cosina Hi-Lite DLR, Zenitar 50/1,7, film lucky 50 as 16, december 2025