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

Hobby Falcon

Male and Female White eyed Ducks
the Male has the white eye,
not the best I know, the overcast conditions are to blame;)

LAKE JOONDALUP SEPT/OCT 2011

BLACK COCKATOO

WHITE COCKATOO

RED WHATTLEBIRD

SPLENDID FAIRYWREN, MALE

WHITE-CHEEKED HONEYEATER

HERDSMAN LAKE SEPT 2011

MANAGED TO GET OUT ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
BUT THE SUN DIDN'T MAKE AN APPEARANCE !! 

LITTLE PIED CORMORANT 

CRESTED GREBE'S

TAKING A KNAP !

SWAMP HARRIER

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SKY IS VERY OVERCAST

NANKEEN NIGHT HERON

RED WATTLEBIRD