Bird of the Week: 30th December - your favourite shot of 2013

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Holly
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Bird of the Week: 30th December - your favourite shot of 2013

Hi everyone - hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas and, if not at work, are relaxing during your break.

Lets finish up the new year with the photo you took in 2013 that you were most happy with, was your favourite or just said '2013' to you.

 

Cheers

Holly

 

Araminta
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This might surprise some of you, after all I often stated  that the Superb Fairy Wren is my favourite bird. I would have hundreds of photos to choose from.

But this one is so special to me, I just can’t go past it. I took this photo after my husband and I spent many hours in cold and windy conditions at the Western Treatment Plant without much success and hardly any photos worth showing. As we closed the last gate behind us and we were packing the cameras up, I saw the Nankeen Kestrel sitting in a dead tree right above me. I still had my camera in my hands and took this photo. The day wasn’t over yet, it had a beautiful surprize just waiting in a dead tree.

M-L

Quiet Miner
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A beautiful shot Araminta. Look at the glint in the eye!

Araminta
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Thanks you are very kindblush

M-L

Quiet Miner
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Hmmmm, do they need to be local birds? I spent half of the year at the other end of the world and saw some special birds while living there.

- Graham

pacman
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Quiet Miner wrote:

Hmmmm, do they need to be local birds?

no

Peter

Holly
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Definitely not Quiet Miner! I would love to see some exotic shots. I will see where on earth we put our Morocco shots this year - I have some White Storks - not great photos in themselves but full of memories.

 

Elle
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Straited Heron

Holly
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The two Moroccan bird shots I found (I have more but goodness knows where I put them) are terrible. I took much nicer landscapes and people shots!

Anyway:

House Bunting - a pair lived in our riad in Marrakech and kept trying to steal bits of our toast

 

White Storks - they were nesting on buildings, city walls and ancient ruins. Absolutely fascinating! 

 

windshear
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One of my favourites, and the first one which immediately springs to mind. It's a Fledgling Pacific Baza testing his/her wings. I think it captures that sense of realisation that "Heyy, maybe I can fly!"

Quiet Miner
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Two of my favourite birds from my time in Britain: Puffins and Nuthatches.

Quiet Miner
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Hmmmm, the House Bunting doesn't look like it's the party animal of the Morrocan bird population.

Araminta
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This photo came in "equal first"winkcheeky

M-L

rawshorty
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My close encounter with a wild Wedgie is by far my highlight for 2013smiley

Wedge tailed Eagle-3326 by rawshorty, on Flickr">Wedge tailed Eagle-3326 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/ 

sacrednavel
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Glorious, everyone!

cassie.c87
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Fantastic shots so far! Mine would have to be this White-faced heron on a dead tree, it may not be my "best" shot but it sure is my favourite smiley

windshear
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I like it Cassie, there's a richness to the colours. laugh

Whenever I see those herons, I always think they look so prim and proper.smiley

Shorty & M-L - love the raptors! smiley

I think the last time I had a close encounter with a wedgie was in grade 7. blush

Lachlan
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Tough call! Can I nominate Shorty's Wedgie photos as the best photos I have seen all year? They were wonderful to look at!

But, of my own photos, my favourite would have to be a Kooka. 

Araminta
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yesgreat Kookayes

just because it's quiet at the moment, I add one more I like.

M-L

Annie W
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All great shots everyone.  I'd have to +1 Lachlans comment and rate Shorty's Wedgie shots as my favourites for the year - the whole set in Flickr is sensational Shorty.  For me, a nearly up close & personal spying of a pair of Red-capped Plovers was my highlight, absolute little pocket rockets.

West Coast Tasmania

rbuddy
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On a camping trip to Coongie Lakes mid year we spent some time fishing on Cooper Creek and each day at the exact same time a flock of Little Corellas arrived,  had a drink then snuggled up in pairs in the river gums above us.  They were so much fun to watch.

rbuddy
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Also liked this Eastern Spinebill taken at O'Reilly's on the Lamington Plateau.

rbuddy
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A truly superb shot AnnieJ.

rbuddy
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Beautifully captured Araminta.

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