Re: "Official" Nikon 500 f/5.6E PF Discussion and Image Thread
On my recent trip to Western Australia, which is a 4 hour flight west from Sydney, I was lucky enough to get some photos of Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo which is an endangered bird and is only found in the south west of Western Australia. This is a large cockatoo, possibly a little larger than the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo that is so prevalent in the eastern states of Australia. The Carnaby's is very closely related to the Baudin's Black-Cockatoo which s even more threatened. Anyway, I am quite chuffed about getting photos of these lovely and rarish birds.
This female of a group of 3 birds was taken about 3 hours drive south of Perth near Bridgetown, WA whilst walking along the Blackwood River.
Z7 + 500 f5.6 PF, 1/500s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso400
Whilst in Yanchep National Park just north of Perth, a flock of up to maybe 300 birds flew in and sat in trees "pruning" them for food and flew about for over an hour. This was amazing, to see but difficult to get decent shots due to the trees and at times cloudy sky. This was taken in a break of trees and clouds.
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A male and female in "formation" flying by. Just got them at the right moment between trees and in a similar focus plane. The male has the red ring around its eye.
Z7 + 500 f5.6 PF, 1/3200s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso500
Here are some of the flock high in a tree.
Z7 + 500 f5.6 PF, 1/3200s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso400
A female sitting in a tree munching on nuts.
Z7 + 500 f5.6 PF, 1/3200s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso400
Mar 19, 2020 at 11:57 PM
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