white-browed scrubwren

ving (David) · #1 03-02-2009, 02:37 PM

at 500mm f8 and f10.
was a friendly litte guy. initailly i scared it off but it only flew a few meters away so i squaated down and watched it pick its way thru the leaf litter. then i made a squeaking noise adn it came closer... eventually it was so close i couldnt focus on it so i lowered the camera and just watched... funnly little character

Quark (Trevor) · #2 03-02-2009, 03:54 PM

Well done again David,
Love your bird images. Seems like you have a talent for it.

Have you ever thought about finding a likely spot, maybe around a water or food source, and setting up a hide?

Regards
Trevor

iceman (Mike) · #3 03-02-2009, 03:57 PM

It's a shame the flash seemed a bit harsh on him.

Nice shot though, very sharp. That lens seems great.

ving (David) · #4 03-02-2009, 03:58 PM

hi trevor, thanks for the compliment

there are none im my area that i am aware of that wouldnt be destroyed by local hooligans... maybe a portable hide. but once again i cant think of any water holes im my immediate area i could do this to. i have thought about it tho

ving (David) · #5 03-02-2009, 04:00 PM

it was near dark so i had no real choice about the flash

never mind

it wouldnt be so bad if the stick wasnt going across the middle of his body.

renormalised (Carl) · #6 03-02-2009, 05:36 PM

And to think his distant cousins were T-rex and velociraptor!!!

ving (David) · #7 16-02-2009, 12:40 PM

lol, viva l'evolution!