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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · 3 kookaburra's in a tree

G'day all,
Would like to share this shot with you today.
While on a family shoot with a client we could hear the laugh of a kookaburra close by.
After finishing the shoot I decided to walk around and see if I could see one.

Saw one by himself high up in the tree, I had the 200mm f2 on a d800E (My main portrait lens), every time I got close to him he flew away. I kept watching him and following and then I saw him land on a tree and another join him. He was a fair distance but I kept walking towards them. As I got closer they flew off again and landed on a tree not far from my parked ute. As I got closer i couldn't believe my eyes, 3 of them sitting on a branch.

As I got closer I was worried about scarring them off as with every step the dry grass and leaves below my feet would crack and make noise. I got Maybe 20 meters from them and snapped a few. Tried to get a little closer but the noise scared them off.

Anyway not the greatest photo but a unique one to me to have three of these creatures together.

http://studio102.net/uploads/forums/3kooka.jpg

Thanks for looking
Bud

Apr 17, 2016 at 04:30 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · 3 kookaburra's in a tree

Still a nice shot Bud ~ Ron

Apr 17, 2016 at 07:25 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · 3 kookaburra's in a tree

Very cool...I would take this in a heartbeat...the chances of getting a shot like that here....well, less than zero

Eric

Apr 17, 2016 at 07:28 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · 3 kookaburra's in a tree

Good shot. They are an interesting looking bird. I've also heard they have a bit of a reputation. Sort of like our house sparrows and magpies.

Apr 17, 2016 at 01:04 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · 3 kookaburra's in a tree

super lineup and all looking in the same direction

Apr 17, 2016 at 08:38 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · 3 kookaburra's in a tree

Thanks for taking a look.
I hope to get out there soon with my longest lens the sigma 120-300mm f2.8 and I have a 1.4TC that I can attach on it and try to photograph them again.

Hopefully I can keep a bit farther distance and not scare them off.

Regards
Bud

Apr 18, 2016 at 07:32 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · 3 kookaburra's in a tree

Looks good to me.--Paul

Apr 18, 2016 at 07:37 PM


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