I went on a trip to Penguin Island (part of the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park) with Hannah for a day full of birds and photography – it was a great trip! It was my third visit to the little island, but I just love going there – it’s always teeming with birdlife, from tiny Welcome Swallows to those jumbos of the skies – Pelicans. We also saw Australian Sea Lions and some King Skinks.
My first shot is of a Bridled Tern coming in to land – I was focused on the rope trying to catch the swallows landing, when the tern barged in instead. Terns are also known as Sea Swallows, so close to my original idea :-)
My second photo is again Bridled Terns, but this time capturing a courtship display. Terns generally pair for life and can live in excess of 20yrs.
My final image is taken not long after Hannah’s shot on the pier, and one of the juvenile Crested Terns in the shot (yellow bill) is probably her ‘odd one out’ :-)
These are great Tanya! What a good spot for bird photos!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic spot to visit for this theme! I really enjoy looking at these photos. I love the tern courtship photo!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos Tanya! I love that you gave a little bit of info about the birds too. The courtship display is just gorgeous.
ReplyDeletewow, looks like the perfect spot :-)
ReplyDeletegreat anticipatory feeling in the first action shot of the fella coming in to land on the rope!
and ditto re: Kerri's comment on the info about the terns :-)
So good! Love the grey tones in the last shot, beautiful to look at.
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