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Rooster Comb Trail is a 5.2 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Keene Valley, NY that features beautiful wild flowers. The trail is rated as moderate offers a number of activity options. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
My wife and my oldest son looking for shells along the Cape Cod coast in Chatham, Massachusetts.
I obviously had the "zone focus" on my Olympus Trip 35 set to the wrong zone, but I love the out of focus look.
Camera: Olympus Trip 35 (early version: 1968-77)
Film: Kodak Gold 200
Developed by: The Darkroom
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
June 1st, 2023
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia
Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS III USM lens
Jacana! The Jesus-bird!
Although locally common up North, I get a little bit excited every time I see one of these beauties as we don't see them in my home state.
Their ridiculously long legs & toes, perfectly adapted to enable them to traverse the floating vegetation of the freshwater wetlands, swamps & lakes in which they live, make for really interesting photographic subjects. It's also why they go by the name Jesus-bird, for their ability to seemingly walk on water!
During our Darwin trip, we visited the world-renowned Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, about one hour East of Darwin in the Northern Territory. Situated within the Adelaide & Mary River Floodplains, during the wet season this reserve is home to hundreds of thousands of birds of numerous species. Unfortunately it was a little late in the dry season when we visited & much of the accessible water had receded, however the dam itself was still plentiful.
There were several Jacana dashing about the lily pads, busily hunting prey amongst & underneath the vegetation. I'll always stop & spend some time trying to photograph this species, so I was pleased when I caught this active bird as it landed on a lily pad having flown in from a nearby pad.
See if you can spoot the bonus Dragonfly!
Comb Duck (aka Knob-billed Duck) at Martin Mere WWT. A rather strange looking duck but with gorgeous iridescent feathers on it's back. Not sure if this one was having a good wash, or trying to drench me and Maggie!
More shots below.
Combs Reservoir and Ladder Hill from above Chapel-en-le-Frith. Sketched on site with Artpen and water.
Comb-crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea
June 1st, 2023
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve, Middle Point, Northern Territory, Australia
Canon EOS R5
Canon EF 600mm f4L IS III USM lens
Although locally common up North, I get a little bit excited every time I see one of these beauties as we don't see them in my home state of Victoria.
Their ridiculously long legs & toes, perfectly adapted to enable them to traverse the floating vegetation of the freshwater wetlands, swamps & lakes in which they live, make for really interesting photographic subjects. It's also why they go by the name Jesus-bird, for their ability to seemingly walk on water!