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Spring’s endless demand

Posted on December 2, 2017 | 7 comments

Along the Elwood foreshore behind the life saving and fishing clubs is a small grove of mature Banksia trees as well as wattles, sheoaks and acacia bushes and trees. In spring it is a good spot to find Little and Red Wattlebirds attending their young. The Red Wattlebird below was bringing back small insects to its pair of young.  The begging was incessant and is what drew me to the tree from the other side of the picnic ground. It was going to take many visits and small flies to make the chicks happy…

Red Wattlebird, Elwood beach foreshore, Elwood

Red Wattlebird, Elwood beach foreshore, Elwood

Red Wattlebird, Elwood beach foreshore, Elwood

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Red Wattlebird, Elwood beach foreshore, Elwood

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A Spring walk to the beach.

Posted on November 8, 2016 | Leave a comment

Nothing like a walk on a lovely spring’s day after so much bad weather. I am pretty lucky that I can walk out my back gate down the local creek and to the Elwood beach. Along the way I can find all sorts of interesting things to photograph. On this occasion I found a juvenile Little Raven waiting patiently to be fed, a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike hunting for food in a large Plain Tree and a beautiful Silvereye at Point Ormond. I am so focussed on the birds that I often forget to take a few landscapes for the context…I promise I will next time…

Silvereye, Point Ormond, Elwood, Victoria, 1 Nov 2016

Silvereye, Point Ormond, Elwood

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Elster Creek, Elwood, Victoria, 1 Nov 2016

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Elster Creek, Elwood

Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Elster Creek, Elwood, Victoria, 1 Nov 2016

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Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Elster Creek, Elwood, Victoria, 1 Nov 2016

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Little Raven, Elster Creek, Elwood, Victoria, 1 Nov 2016

A young Little Raven waiting for a feed.

 

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Pirate Kite of Ormond Point

Posted on August 31, 2016 | Leave a comment

When looking for birds to photograph you sometimes find other odd things to watch. In the open area below the navigation tower at Point Ormond I enjoyed the skill of this kite flyer with his pirate ship kite. Considering its complex form and all the moving bits it flew remarkably well. The Point is a well known area for kite flying though lately the flyers have been squeezed out of the larger open ground due to it becoming the landing zone for a local parachuting business.  I like the idea that the pirate ship was probably breaking the local council rules…

Pirate Kite, Point Ormond, Elwood Beach, Victoria

Pirate Kite, Point Ormond, Elwood Beach, Victoria

 

Pirate Kite, Point Ormond, Elwood Beach, Victoria

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The White-browed Scrubwrens of Point Ormond

Posted on August 29, 2016 | Leave a comment

At Elwood’s Point Ormond is a section of old seaside vegetation. Much of the area has been cleared with just a few scraps of native vegetation left. In this small pocket beneath the Point and its navigation tower, live a few species of birds – Superb Fairy-wrens, Brown Thornbills and White-browed Scrubwrens, with many other species stopping by for a feed and rest while migrating elsewhere – Rainbow Lorikeets, Black Faced Cuckoo-shrikes, Pink Robins, Grey Fantails, Singing Honeyeaters and Silvereyes to name a few. On the last few visits we have been watching a nest of Scrubwrens and the busy parents feeding their chicks. A visit on the weekend seemed to indicate that the chicks had fledged and had moved from the nest but were still being fed by the parents.

White-browed Scrubwren, Point Ormond scrub, Elwood, Victoria

White-browed Scrubwren – looking for juicy morsels for the chicks

White-browed Scrubwren, Point Ormond scrub, Elwood, Victoria

The Scrubwren returning a grub to its chicks..

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A master fisherman takes a break…

Posted on May 1, 2016 | Leave a comment

On a walk along the Elwood foreshore with a few photography/birding friends we found this Crested Tern on the stone pier. We have often seen Crested Terns here and this one was quite comfortable with us walking up quite close to take a few photos. Later when reviewing the images I noticed that it had been tagged. I have photographed another Crested Tern last year that was also tagged. The Tern’s scientific name is Thalasseus bergii  – Thalasseus from Greek “fisherman” and Bergius, a German museum specimen collector , from the early 1800’s.

Crested Tern, Elwood Beach, Victoria

Crested Tern, Elwood Beach, Victoria

Crested Tern, Elwood Beach, Victoria

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Crested Tern, Elwood Beach, Victoria

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A happy bride…

Posted on April 6, 2016 | Leave a comment

Walking along Elwood beach on the weekend, I noticed a wedding taking place on the balcony of the Elwood Sailing Club. Having only taken a few photos of a starling I was itching to photograph something a bit different…it was an interesting viewpoint to shoot the ceremony…

Elwood Beach wedding, Elwood, Victoria

Elwood Beach wedding, Elwood, Victoria

Elwood Beach wedding, Elwood, Victoria

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Elwood Beach wedding, Elwood, Victoria

the vows…

Elwood Beach wedding, Elwood, Victoria

oops spotted…

Elwood Beach wedding, Elwood, Victoria

done and dusted, and an embarrassed flower girl….

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Maybe this one….

Posted on April 3, 2016 | Leave a comment

A fisherman hoping for the big one…off Elwood Beach breakwater this afternoon…

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The Fisherman, Elwood Beach Breakwater

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“Even in the midst of the storm the sun is still shining.”

Posted on April 27, 2015 | 2 comments

“Even in the midst of the storm the sun is still shining.” Dayna Lovely

The Port Phillip Bay coastline is always an interesting place for a walk in any conditions. This is another image from the 18 April series. I had low expectations of any decent shots due to the light and rain squalls but a break in the weather and a burst of sunlight can produce some interesting options. After this shot was taken, wild weather come up from the South and we had to make a dash for home with cold arctic winds giving us a push along…

Jacobs Ladder over Port Phillip Bay, Victoria 18 April 2015

Jacobs Ladder over Port Phillip Bay, Victoria 18 April 2015

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