A FEW SHOTS AFTER A GAME OF GOLF!

 I WENT FIRST TO LAKE MONGER TO GET SOME SHOTS OF THE BLACK SWANS

THEN HEADED TO LAKE GWELUP TO PRACTICE  WITH THE RAINBOW BEE EATERS

BY THE TIME I GOT THERE THE SEA BREEZE WAS IN WITH A VENGEANCE , IT WAS VERY HARD TO KEEP THE CAMERA STEADY, SO NO LUCK WITH THE B.EATERS

I DID MANAGE SOME SHOTS OF THE WAGTAILS BUZZING A VERY UNCONCERNED LOOKING KOOKABURRA THOUGH !!

OK, LISTEN UP....THIS IS MY PIPE !!

I have been having fun trying to get the Bee Eater in flight, the good news is that they are easy to find as they like to forage for food ..flying insects... in open type trees or better still dead trees, and I have found one pair that seems to have purchase on this particular dead tree which is conveniently situated in front of a nice bushy tree which shades me from the afternoon sun, 

So I thought I would show you my efforts so far, some needed a big crop so that you can actually see what it is ha ha !! 

 WENT BACK TO LAKE GWELUP TO TRYING GET THE BEE EATER IN FLIGHT, BUT IT BLEW A GALE ALL DAY AND I ONLY SAW ONE PAIR WHICH JUST SAT IN THE TREES ALL DAY , OCCASIONALLY FLYING DOWN TO THE NESTING CHAMBER ..WHEN I WASN'T LOOKING !!
I DID MANAGE TO GET THE HOBBY FALCON AS IT FLEW OFF IT'S HIGH PERCH. 

TAKEN AT LAKE GWELUP

A pair of Rainbow Bee Eaters , the male has a longer extension to it's tail feathers. these little birds are Fast,  I managed a couple of shots in flight but they are little blurred ! so will try again on Friday....after Golf...this retirement lark is hard work !! 

A FEW PHOTOS I TOOK THE WEEK BEFORE WE WENT ON OUR TRIP TO LANGKAWI AND FORGOT TO POST . 

A couple of Photos  of a Kookaburra which wanted to play ....see if I can land on your camera ! and a Grey Butcherbird , first 2 shots of the Butcherbird taken in Bold Park the second 2 taken at Claremont Lake, 

LANGKAWI TRIP PICS Nov 2011

  Linda my wife and I, had a really good time in Langkawi, I was hoping to show Linda some of the area's I had visited on my solo photographic trip last year, but unfortunately the mangrove are was a bit to much for Linda.....she forgot to bring her wellies ! so we kept to the footpaths and roads, and also Linda thought that 2 hours sat listening and looking ...at apparently  nothing ! ....was enough for one day ha ha!! but I still manage to get some nice shots, so in order of appearance here they are :D

Black-naped Oriole

Long tailed Macaque, this one is eating a wild banana 

Common Myna

A very rare bird and  very hard to find, but expensive to keep !!

Oriole with lunch

Common Sandpiper

Red-wattled Lapwing

Monitor Lizard

Which spotted me and headed for the river

Amongst the Mangrove roots

This is a baby one

Little Egret in the rice field

Chinese Pond Heron

Cattle Egret...what else could it be ha ha !!

Now listen Ear !! 

I am a White Chested Kingfisher..I know I know this is not
a fish but I am hungry 

Needs a little tenderising I think

Mmmm Yum !!!!!!!
Now if anyone is interested you can check out a not very
good video I took of the Kingfisher just after this photo
was taken, just copy and paste this link into your web browser

http://vimeo.com/32020014