Weekend Wanderings – Other Birds at Healesville Sanctuary

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2. These are gorgeous, Leanne, and what a variety of birds! I really like how you’ve captured their alert eyes; birds move so quickly that it’s not easy to get their eyes and faces in focus AND to compose the pictures so nicely too.

   1. Thank you, Healesville Sanctuary have a great number of birds. Yes, I suppose it is the same as photographing people.

3. You are so good at birds! I LOVE the feature bird.

   1. Thank you Nicci, though I think it was more luck, I did take almost a thousand photos, so good that some worked, lol.

   2. Wildlife is crazy difficult but you nailed it. Good choice on that one. There’s something about it…

   3. It can be, but I do think zoos are great ways to learn how and get better at photographing them, you can also get closer.

   4. Good point. I need to try that.

   5. You will, let me know how you go.

   6. I know, I’ll go to the San Diego zoo! Our road trip is taking us down there…

   7. Sounds like a good idea, have fun.

4. I’ve not seen you post images of birds before, or at least not that I remember.
   Nicely done!
   What an incredible variety of birds at this sanctuary. Must have been a fun visit.

   1. I don’t do it often Laurie, I used to do it a bit, but this is the first time in probably a year that I have photographed birds like this.
      Thank you, it was a great visit and the variety was incredible.

5. Another nice group of photos. Great that in most, the background is nicely out of focus and could just as easily look as though they were taken in the bush.

   1. Thank you Ron, it is easy to get in focus photos when you have your aperture open as wide as it will go.

6. Amazing shots all round, Leanne. Love how you focused on each bird to bring out their colour, and the bokeh in the background turned out nicely. Really like the one of the bird ruffling its feathers in the water. Great timing to capture the moment – and he wasn’t looming 😀 Good to hear your Nikon lens works for you – sometimes it is all about knowing how to use the equipment and feeling comfortable with it rather than how expensive it is.

   1. thanks Mabel, yeah, just thinking about getting the shots in focus as much as possible. So the colour is a nice side effect. Yes, I think when we got to the pelicans it was bath time, so that was nice. I was actually surprised with that lens, it was very cheap and I did think it would be crap, but it is okay.

7. Fabulous Leanne .. I would be proud of them too! A very happy pelican …

   1. Thank you Julie, great place to photograph birds, I might have to go back.

8. And you should be proud there are fantastic images and that lens worked a treat …

   1. I’m pleased with them Liz, good considering I don’t really do it much. Thank you.

9. The colors on all of these birds are just beautiful!

   1. We do have some very colourful birds here. thanks Lois.

10. I always have trouble narrowing down photos for galleries, too. Yours are beautiful, as always!

    1. It is so hard sometimes, glad I’m not the only one, thank you.

11. I love birds so I was not disappointed that you shared so many photos. It is the one thing that could convince me to get a dslr camera one day 🙂

    1. that’s great to hear ardysez, there are so many at that place. You might have too, they do give you good results. Thank you. 😀

12. Great shots and yes I did enjoy having a look at them … enjoy your work … am saving up to spend acouple of hours picking your brain so to speak ….
    Cheers
    John Janic

    1. Thank you John, that’s good to hear. I’ve been getting a few people that want to do that. I hope my brain is worth picking.

13. What an amazing collection of birds. You are right they are all great photographs!

    1. Thank you RJ, they photograph well, I think the zoo makes it easier.

14. I would have pulled out my bird guide and identified them, then added the Latin and common names in keywords in Lightroom. That’s my thing 🙂 These are lovely birds.

    1. Yeah, not really my thing Sherry, I like looking at them, but then never remember the names, so I don’t worry about it. I know there is a blue wren, pelicans, rainbow lorikeets, and emus, but that’s about it. Thanks Sherry.

15. Stunning gallery. These are very good looking birds.

    1. Thank you, they are, love looking at them.

16. What a beautiful variety of birds – you have some lovely one s in your country!!

    1. We do have an amazing variety here, and so many different colours, not sure why we do, but there you have it, thanks Nora.

17. I am amazed at your many talents. Great photographs of our our beloved feathered friends!

    1. Thank you Peter, the zoo is certainly a good place to practice.

18. Great gallery! 🙂

    1. Thank you 😀

19. I absolutely love these! Thanks for bringing their beauty to my small little world. 😃

    1. Thank you Laura, and you are welcome. 😀

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