On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 3:59 AM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote: > G'day Dave > > A nice set of images, especially the Tigers (I just love big cats) and > "Exhausted" (might have been slightly improved if you got all of the > Exit sign in the composition).
Ya I know.:-) Just as i tripped the shutter, he moved his head a bit foreward. I checked the shot, recomposed and he then got up and walked away. Dam chimping cost me a shot.:-) > > As others have said, the bird is a kookaburra and Graydon is right about > it being the 'Laughing Kookaburra' - the 'Blue winged' is more > tropical/sub-tropical in distribution and would probably freeze its arse > off in Canada :-) Not sure what they do with them in winter here. The exibit we were in was like a big solarium. Dave > > Kookaburra are basically just big kingfishers - they can become pretty > tame and will often gather around outdoor barbecue areas and demand a > hand-out. > > Here's what they sound like: > > http://www.fnpw.com.au/Images/Backyard_Buddies/Clips/dacelo_novaguineae.mp3 > > (it starts quietly and then ramps up the volume) > > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ > > > On Tue, 19 May 2009 19:13 -0400, "David J Brooks" <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Liz and I had another zoo charter to day. >> >> This time we went and saw the Oz stuff, and the America's stuff. >> >> Not sure what bird this is, no sign. Dave S, Brian, any ideas. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9215021 >> >> Siberian tigers. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9215032 >> >> Wild Dogs >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9215035 >> >> and >> >> Exhausted. >> >> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9215042 >> >> K10D, DA F 50-200, LR2 >> >> Dave >> >> >> > -- > > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - A fast, anti-spam email service. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
