tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post729482724265033204..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: Right Whale and MoreBirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-31250777299153371532008-09-29T06:29:00.000+10:002008-09-29T06:29:00.000+10:00Hi Denis, I think I'm guilty of chauvinism.I le...Hi Denis,<BR/> I think I'm guilty of chauvinism.I let my 'joy' of getting shots of the birds, overwhelm the whale sighting! It was great to see the whale, and from only 100 metres or so, and from land. That should have been enough good luck for anyone. I'm obviously not easily satisfied.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-73046204422531113832008-09-28T23:00:00.000+10:002008-09-28T23:00:00.000+10:00I would have been thrilled to bits to see a whale...I would have been thrilled to bits to see a whale as close as that one way.<BR/>Great shot of the Crescent stretching his wing and tail.<BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-22952092774366293682008-09-27T12:36:00.000+10:002008-09-27T12:36:00.000+10:00Hi Penny, The light was very variable, with goo...Hi Penny,<BR/> The light was very variable, with good light in between passing squally showers. Typical Tassie spring weather--not enough rain though. The "quality" of light is an important ingredient in getting shots that "make it", and I prefer the early morning light, but on this occasion, it ended up with late afternoon light for a change! Must try that more often.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-67301289266016814622008-09-27T12:31:00.000+10:002008-09-27T12:31:00.000+10:00Hi Mosura, Louisa and Mick, You've got to be l...Hi Mosura, Louisa and Mick,<BR/> You've got to be lucky sometimes, it balances out the days that, frustratingly, nothing seems to go right. When I ponder on the times that I've tried to photograph Crescents in particular, and failed, it's hard to believe how easy it was to photograph them on this occasion. I actually ended up with a fair number of usable shots. That's the ups and downs of birding. Would we want it any other way?BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-48639105453165982222008-09-26T19:46:00.000+10:002008-09-26T19:46:00.000+10:00Lovely pictures of male Crescent Honeyeater and li...Lovely pictures of male Crescent Honeyeater and little Wattle Bird - looks like you had good light levels to capture the finer detail.<BR/>Magpies unfortunately have not yet settled back in the Cygnet/Nicholls Rivulet area (locals say that the population was wiped out by some nasty orchard sprays decades ago). I've observed them regularly at Cradoc, Snug & Woodbridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-3854069403460248012008-09-26T16:26:00.000+10:002008-09-26T16:26:00.000+10:00A very good morning's observation! Especially the ...A very good morning's observation! Especially the whale. The photo of the male Crescent Honeyeater is especially nice.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-63539738095050275742008-09-26T16:11:00.000+10:002008-09-26T16:11:00.000+10:00Lucky Lucky you! Sounds like a lovely accidental t...Lucky Lucky you! Sounds like a lovely accidental trip!Aloukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764976253317485099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-72246039780259213402008-09-26T15:45:00.000+10:002008-09-26T15:45:00.000+10:00Sounds like you had a whale of a time and some gre...Sounds like you had a whale of a time and some great birds to boot.Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.com