I’ve had a busy week, including several days spent in the bush. The days were too overcast for photography but I enjoy spending time with the birds regardless of the weather.
Recently I’ve started entering competitions in an endeavour to keep improving the quality of my images. I’ve been lucky to have some images accepted for national and international exhibition, some of which will be on display at the Pakenham National Photographic Exhibition 2013, at the Cardinia Cultural Centre between 10am-5pm on Saturday 21 September and 10am-3pm on Sunday 22 September. The exhibition will feature 375 images in a wide range of genres, so if you live locally it could be a good place to visit.
I won’t post images this week that will be displayed in Pakenham but the Noisy Friarbird and the Silvereye have received acceptances in other competitions.
Noisy Friarbird – “Nosy Friarbird“
Noisy Friarbirds are strange-looking birds, they’re about 34cm long and weigh about 117g. They are easily identified by their bare black heads and upper necks, along with the distinctive casque, or bump, on the base of their bills. Their red eyes look almost unbelievably bright.
Silvereye – “King of the Castle“
Silvereyes, at just 11cm and 11g, are much tinier than Noisy Friarbirds. I especially enjoy photographing small birds. The challenge of capturing them is increased because of their size, their constant activity and the fact that they prefer to remain hidden in the bush and only perch in the open for brief moments.
Bush Stone-curlew – “Withering Look“
This Bush Stone-curlew image was taken in captivity so cannot be entered into competitions in the nature category; there are strict and excellent guidelines in place to ensure that nature images are completely natural. I took the Bush Stone-curlew image as I was fascinated by its bristle-brush eyelashes, the colour of its iris and the withering look which made it easy to pick the image title.
Happy birding, Kim
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