Monday, July 13, 2009

BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY WEEKLY ~ 17

Little Pied Cormorant, Microcarbo
melanoleucos in the Great Australian Bight.



Pelicans and Cormorants on depth indicators on a
part-time lake and sometimes pasture. Such are the
vagueries of weather!



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17 comments:

  1. AnnieJuly 13, 2009 at 8:16 AM

    Ah, lovely birds..and photos Arija...I do hope that means that there has been some rain there for you?

    Thanks for your visit to my blog today, and for the name of the wattle!

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  2. Sylvia KJuly 13, 2009 at 9:18 AM

    Beautiful birds and lovely shots, as always, Arija. The intense blue of the water is gorgeous, too!

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  3. The Weaver of GrassJuly 13, 2009 at 9:32 AM

    Lovely birds Arija - so different from the ones we get here.

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  4. TomJuly 13, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    I've never seen one of these beauties before... they look so much better that our dark ones.

    My postings today show my son: Sam The Roofer and a very nice Moorland View and Poem
    Tom

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  5. mickJuly 13, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    Nice photos! I especially like the 2nd one with the birds perching on what looks to be old farm machinery.

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  6. Tess KincaidJuly 13, 2009 at 11:47 AM

    That is the bluest of blue water!

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  7. GaelynJuly 13, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    That plow looks like it hasn't been used in a while. Or at least may not ever work again. Great capture Arija. You must be getting some rain finally.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 13, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    The birds on the wheels in the pasture are almost funny. I wonder what they are thinking, if birds think?

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  9. Bob KaufmanJuly 13, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Great capture of the cormorants!

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  10. Mark KreiderJuly 13, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    I've never seen the pied. We just have the common black ones and they've become an invasive species. Great photography!

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  11. Deborah GodinJuly 13, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    Those are very handsome cormorants, wish we had those up here!

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  12. AmyJuly 13, 2009 at 5:51 PM

    Neat, we have cormorants and pelicans here too, but they are so different! Your cormorant especially, what a looker.

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  13. AnonymousJuly 13, 2009 at 7:33 PM

    You're right, very different from the pelagic cormorant. I didn't know there were any in the family that looked like this. Great photos!

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  14. UnknownJuly 13, 2009 at 7:34 PM

    Picture perfect which you have captured beautifully.

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  15. Elisabeth's bright sideJuly 13, 2009 at 8:45 PM

    Beautiful birds and I like the pictures of course. I'm lucky, now I can say I've seen some of them :-)
    Have a great week!

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  16. storytellerJuly 15, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    Marvelous birds ... beautifully photographed ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  17. KirigalpoththaJuly 16, 2009 at 5:37 AM

    Excellent photos!

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