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In Rushcutters Bay park, high in this Plane tree,a pair of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos paid devoted attention to their young in the hollow of a rotting limb.
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Many of your comments are focussing upon the intensity of the sky. Here is the camera data: F5.6, s/s 1/1000, ISO 100, 250mm. The Picture Style settings in my Canon 450D are those recommended by Canon for 'standard'.
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amazing captures.
ReplyDeleteThis blue is absolutely enchanting!
Superb captures indeed! And what incredible blue skies! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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Birds look far better in the wild, don't they.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous color you've captured here! Nice action shot, too-- I'd love to look up in a tree and see these in the wild. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteThe sky is so richly colored - Wonderfully processed & Nicely captured!
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Firstly, I'm amazed that you captured such great shots of the cockatoos (especially the first photo) and secondly that the sky is such an intense blue.
ReplyDeleteThat first photo is an amazing capture Julie. It is so nice to see these birds in the wild. I tend to associate them as caged birds and I hate to see birds in cages
ReplyDeleteWe have a lot of cockatoos in Sydney, Max. This pair was high up, but just overhead, as I supped my coffee and nursed by grandbaby.
ReplyDeleteI agree - birds in cages I find an affront. Less so in a zoo enclosure. But in the wild, they are enchanting.
Top shot. It's great to see them in the city, in their natural habitats. I saw heaps of them at the Botanical Gardens just the other day. I totally agree with your comment about Cockatoo Island. I found the island to be more fascinating than most of the art.
ReplyDeleteJulie these are fabulous photos. Thanks for letting us know the settings.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are magnificent.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot. Didn't see many birds at all on the trip but did get a (not very good) shot of a juvenile wedgetail. Don't know where all the birds were, probably so much water around they are spread out. So much water in fact that we didn't get to William Creek or Coober Pedy.
ReplyDeleteOh wow that's a fantastic capture of the first photo Julie, its beautiful and the blue sky so blueee..Hoep you had a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteThe first shot a stunning capture. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThat is one electric sky.
ReplyDeleteTerrrific captures. White birds again the blue sky, amazing.
ReplyDeleteA somewhat obstructed view of the famous Sydney sky - but no complaints here: great bird shots, especially no.1.
ReplyDeleteAnd what multitasking: shoot, hold baby and have your coffee, too, maybe even with a cookie?
*grin* Cookie = american I had a meat pie, Paul. I am a woman of many talents, as well as arms!!!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic blue with lovely creatures
ReplyDeleteTerrific action shots.
ReplyDeleteAmazing what you captured !
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Such birds can't survive in the wild here in Denmark - great shots, Julie!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend ;-)
Everyone has said it. Great shots and colour.
ReplyDeleteWOW!! Fabulous shots. Ten out of ten! I love the intensive colours in your shots, Julie.
ReplyDeleteOh wow this is amazing! So love the bird color and the blue sky too.
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Julie, I can comment here, or I could leave the comment on any one of your seven blogs (how do you do that???). Your photos are magnificent and your prose a delight to read. I'll be back.
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Absolutely amazing pictures. Beautiful colors and well captured ;)
ReplyDeleteWhile Sydney and Melbourne have cockatoos, (was going to say cockies, but that means something different in Sydney) I did not know of them nesting in as close a Rushcutters Bay.
ReplyDeleteDelightful noisy creatures. On this trip our west I've seen hardly any (I usually see heaps) but quite a lot of galahs and corellas.
ReplyDeleteThe top cockatoo shot is amazing, Julie! Wow!
ReplyDeleteVery nice photos - I'm excited as I just purchased a Nikkor 70-300 mm so I can start shooting birds...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous top shot!!! Beautiful capture of the bird in flight!!!
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