I enjoyed doing this VERY casual year. I posted images of my 'best' shots for 2018 here: http://andrewallenphotography.blogspot.com/2018/12/bird-photos-from-2018.html
I missed photographing some very common species, mostly through lack of even trying. But that was what I intended, so I'm not worried at all.
I was thinking of only blogging 'five star' photos for 2019, with an overall goal of 100 species. So far I have none, again from lack of effort, but also because there are just too many gorgeous insects about for me to find and photograph that the birds have taken a bit of a back seat for now....
Monday, 7 January 2019
Saturday, 24 November 2018
#182 to #184 in Yea and Seymour, Victoria, Australia, November 24 2018
I had a chance for a day out, so I decided to head to Cummins Reserve and Wetlands in Yea and then to the Seymour River Walk.
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| #182 Olive-back Oriole |
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| #183 Little Friarbird |
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| #184 Leaden Flycatcher |
Monday, 5 November 2018
#180 and #181 at Woodlands Historic Park, Vicotria, Australia, November 5 2018
I found two regular but uncommon summer visitors to Woodlands, and as per usual, they were up the top of a tall tree and refused to have a nice photo taken!
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| #180 White-winged Triller |
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| #181 Pallid Cuckoo |
Wednesday, 31 October 2018
#179 in Kealba, Victoria, Australia, October 29 2018
I often hear greenfinch around home. They sit on the power lines and make their harsh calls. Usually they fly away as soon as you aim a camera at them. This one was a slight exception to that rule. It sat for about half a second before it took off. At least I got a crappy photo!
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| #179 European Greenfinch |
#177 and #178 at the Jawbone, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia, October 28 2018
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| #177 European Goldfinch |
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| #178 Australian Reed-warbler |
Monday, 22 October 2018
Wednesday, 3 October 2018
#172 at Woodlands Historic Park, Victoria, Austraia, October 3 2018
I almost always see Eastern Rosella at Woodlands Historic Park, a place that I often visit. Getting a decent photo of an Eastern Rosella, however, can be somewhat difficult. This one, like so many others that I have taken, is well below par, but it's the first for the year, and I've included it in this year blog thingy whatsit.
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| #172 Eastern Rosella |
Sunday, 30 September 2018
#165 to #171 at Kamarooka, Victoria, Australia, October 1 2018
I've been trying to get to Kamarooka for weeks, and today I finally made it! It was tough slog finding any birds, and the ones I did see were not very keen on having their photo taken. Still, I got on to some incredibly nice birds, and managed to get a few photos for this blog (as well as a few that are just too crap to post!)
On the way home I stopped in at Crusoe Reservoir where I continued to struggle with the camera, only managing to get a photo of an Eastern Yellow Robin.
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| #165 Red-capped Robin |
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| #166 Buff-rumped Thornbill |
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| #167 Rufous Whistler |
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| #168 Tawny-crowned Honeyeater |
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| #169 White-fronted Honeyeater |
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| #170 Yellow-plumed Honeyeater |
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| #171 Eastern Yellow Robin |
Saturday, 29 September 2018
#161 to #164 at Mangalore Flora and Fauna Reserve, Victoria, Australia, September 29 2018
I had a chance to get out on my own this morning, so I decided to head off to Mangalore Flora and Fauna Reserve, which is about an hour and a half drive from home. It was a hard slog all morning. I struggled to see much, but heard some nice species. What views I did get were fleeting, and I really stunk it up with the camera. I was considering not posting ANY of these photos, but I probably won't get a chance to with these species for the rest of the year. So here they are, probably my worst photos for the year for this blog!
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| #161 Jacky Winter |
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| #162 Black-chinned Honeyeater |
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| #163 Dusky Woodswallow |
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| #164 Black-faced Cukoo-shrike |
Wednesday, 26 September 2018
#160 at Kealba, Victoria, Australia, September 26 2018
I was looking back though my year photos and realised that I didn't have a photo of a Spotted Dove, a very common feral species that I can easily find in my backyard. So I went out with the camera and waited for one to present itself, which took about 20 minutes or so!
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| #160 Spotted Dove |
Monday, 24 September 2018
#157 to #159 at Sydney Bicentennial Park, New South Wales, Australiam September 22 2018
My band was asked to play in Sydney, so my wife and I decided that this was a good enough excuse to turn the trip into a small holiday. Of course, I managed to pack the camera and had a chance to explore Sydney and look for some birds. We decided to check out Centennial Park, which was fairly close to our accommodation. We managed to find some nice birds, but then we ran into the incredibly helpful and friendly Steve, who took us to the roosts of two species of owl! Woo hoo!
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| #157 Barn Owl |
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| #158 Powerful Owl |
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| #159 Rock Dove |
Saturday, 15 September 2018
Friday, 7 September 2018
#154 and #155 at the Western Treatment Plant, Victoria, Australia, September 8 2018
A pair of very average photos of some birds that didn't want to be photographed today...
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| #154 Buff-banded Rail |
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| #155 Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo |
Tuesday, 4 September 2018
#153 at the Laverton Creek Mouth, Altona, Victoria, Australia, September 3 2018
The weather has been amazing the past few days, so on Monday afternoon after work I headed to the Laverton Creek mouth in Altona where I had distant views of some Banded Stilt.Hopefully I can get out a few more after work in the coming weeks as the weather warms up and the sun stays out for longer!
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| #153 Banded Stilt |
Friday, 31 August 2018
#144 to #152 at the Western Treatment Plant, Victoria, Australia, September 1 2018
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| #144 Australasian Pipit |
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| #145 Banded Lapwing |
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| #146 Little Grassbird |
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| #147 Swamp Harrier |
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| #148 Pacific Gull |
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| #149 Pied Cormorant |
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| #150 Glossy Ibis |
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| #151 Tree Martin |
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| #152 Musk Duck |
Saturday, 25 August 2018
#141 to #143 at the Laverton Creek Mouth, Altona, Victoria, Australia, August 25 2018
I strangely managed to stumble upon some nice bush birds today at a place where I usually go to take photos of water birds...
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| #141 Spotted Pardalote |
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| #142 Brown Thornbill |
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| #143 Yellow-rumped Thornbill |
Friday, 17 August 2018
#137 to #140 at Eynesbury, Victoria, Australia, August 18 2018
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| #137 Brown Treecreeper |
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| #138 Black Kite |
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| #139 Fain-tailed Cuckoo |
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| #140 Diamond Firetail |
Friday, 3 August 2018
#133 to #136 at Taylors Lakes Linear Park, Victoria, Australia, August 4 2018
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| #133 Great Cormorant |
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| #134 Song Thrush |
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| #135 Red-browed Finch |
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| #136 Common Blackbird |
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