John & Shirley Tongue write: We were pleasantly surpised today (Thursday) to get a reasonable shot of only our second ever Spotless Crake. It was at Gould's Lagoon, (Granton) and put on a good show for us, even appearing in the background of a couple of our shots of a very striking Purple Swamphen. The signs at Gould's Lagoon speak of Spotted Crakes there, too, though we have never 'spotted' them there, or anywhere else!
Friday, March 31, 2006
Spotless Crake Spotted
John & Shirley Tongue write: We were pleasantly surpised today (Thursday) to get a reasonable shot of only our second ever Spotless Crake. It was at Gould's Lagoon, (Granton) and put on a good show for us, even appearing in the background of a couple of our shots of a very striking Purple Swamphen. The signs at Gould's Lagoon speak of Spotted Crakes there, too, though we have never 'spotted' them there, or anywhere else!
Thanks, Alan.
ReplyDeleteI think, however you manipulate the pix to put them on the blog somehow makes them clearer than the original. This wasn't a great shot of the Crake (though given their habits, that's not surprising), but you've brought it up well.
I confess,John! I do usually try to get the best out of shots submitted, hopefully the 'authors' don't mind. Your the first to comment, I was beginning to think no one had noticed. If the weather hadn't intervened, I had planned to add the Spotless Crake to my photo collection. They are usually most easily seen during the colder months, so I hope to catch up with them sometime.
ReplyDeleteYour "massaging" of the shots makes us look like we might be half-way decent photographers!
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