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The Australian Pelican has the longest bill of any living bird. This Pelican was riding the updraughts at Red Point, Port Kembla.
April 12, 2015. We had spent the afternoon at the local pub, playing pool, having a few awful beers, and eating half-frozen pies. I had my fingers crossed that sunset would turn something special on for us at this windmill, and shortly after, we were flying down the highway in a bid to catch the light before it drifted below a thick cloud teetering on the horizon.
After dodging a few emu's at high speed, we arrived at one of my most loved Australian scenes. This windmill embodies the classic Australian outback feeling better than anywhere else I've found.
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1954 Commemorative Australian Florin Specifications
Edge Reeded
Weight 11.31 grams
Diameter 28.5 mm
Composition 50% silver, 40% copper, 5% zinc, 5% nickel
The feathers on its throat (hackles) are longer than in other species and together with its white irises, it is these features that distinguish it from the Australian Crow which is typically smaller.
The Raven is found in eastern, southern and central Australia and lives in all habitat types except for the more arid areas.
Its body measures 46 -53cm (18 -21 inches) in length with a wingspan of 100cm (39 inches). It has an all-black plumage, beak and mouth as well as strong grey-black legs and feet.
It is omnivorous though it eats more meat than smaller crows.
It is a peaceful bird showing no aggression towards humans or other birds without reason.
"And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting” - Edgar Allen Poe
On the road to wisdom, behave like a Raven and observe everything carefully – Mehmet Murat ildan
Australian pelicans.
The pelican on the left has the deep pink beak of a bird in courting mode. The bird on the right has the pale pink beak of a bird not in courting mode. Interesting how this is also illustrated by the reaction of the one on the right to the advances of the one on the left.
Jerrabomberra wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, December, 2014.
The beautiful scenes at the beach just highlight the first few hours of Australia Day. Being Australian citizens is an honour for my family and me! My thoughts however are only enhanced by the stories shared with me by a greatly respected Birapi elder. His First Nations people walked the beaches and fished these waters for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.
As the title indicates - an edit of a previous image I took one sunrise at Bar Beach, NSW; Australia a few weeks ago.
I've altered the composition slightly from the original in an attempt to help the viewers eye follow the line of rocks front and back through the image - hope it works!
Have a great day and weekend!!
Thanks once again for any comments, views or favorites for this or any of my other images - always very much appreciated!!!
Another sunrise image taken at Chalky Beach, NSW; Australia a couple of weeks ago.
The rocks here are always showy enough; but couple that with a colorful sunrise and here's what you get......
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location: waterfront city, marina, dockland's, melbourne, australia
image info: nikon d90, 18-200mm@18.00mm focal length, manual settings w/ circular polarizer filter, iso:200, exposure:1/160s, aperture:f/3.5 and handheld.
shot taken last: january 16, 2011
photo process info: natural light, with crop and no hdr. pp in adobe cs2 (adjustment of brightness/ contrast, exposure, shadows/ highlights and color balance), picasa 3.0 (adjusment of sharpen, crop, glow, straighten, graduated tint, tuning and watermark) and neat images (reducing noise).
The Australian ringneck (Barnardius zonarius) is found in all mainland states, inhabitating a wide range of habitats except extreme tropical and highlands. The species consists of 4 subspecies, each with its own distinct range. The basic colour is green, and all four subspecies have the characteristic yellow ring around the hindneck; wings and tail are a mixture of green and blue. The individual in this image is colloquially known as a "Port Lincoln Parrot" (subspecies- Barnardius zonarius zonarius).