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Sulphur Crest Cockies Gossiping at Sydney Head

I was taking some pics of the very early morning light at the Gap when I spotted the resident sulphur crest cockies wheeling and screeching around like a bunch of harpes. I was using a 14-24 and 28-70 for the cliffs and kept changing my 80-200 for the cockies, but they kept flying off every time I approached! A second camera body maybe? Eventually I jumped the fence and sat down and waited, just as I thought I'd lost the chance and with the lovely morning light passing they returned and started preening on the edge of the 60 metre cliffs.

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Uploaded on August 16, 2009
Taken on August 15, 2009