Mister Troy
Bassian Thrush with meal
Taken 8 November 2008 at the Royal National Park, Forest Path, near the Bola Creek picnic area.
This particular Bassian Thrush caught this (rather large) worm, and then jumped across the path in front of me, posing kindly and allowing relatively close approach for some flash photography. I really need to get a bigger/more powerful external flash for rainforest photography.
S/he was one of 4 seen that morning, of probably 3 individual birds - not bad considering I've only ever seen single birds before. Also seen were some Eastern Whipbirds playing chasings in the ferny undergrowth, making growling noises and carrying on, monarchs, fantails etc. Very good, dark, humid morning in the Royal National park rainforest - trying to think of it as training for the impending NE Queensland rainforest action.
This is the brightened version.
Bassian Thrush with meal
Taken 8 November 2008 at the Royal National Park, Forest Path, near the Bola Creek picnic area.
This particular Bassian Thrush caught this (rather large) worm, and then jumped across the path in front of me, posing kindly and allowing relatively close approach for some flash photography. I really need to get a bigger/more powerful external flash for rainforest photography.
S/he was one of 4 seen that morning, of probably 3 individual birds - not bad considering I've only ever seen single birds before. Also seen were some Eastern Whipbirds playing chasings in the ferny undergrowth, making growling noises and carrying on, monarchs, fantails etc. Very good, dark, humid morning in the Royal National park rainforest - trying to think of it as training for the impending NE Queensland rainforest action.
This is the brightened version.