Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta Vulnerable in Australia & Victoria January 8th, 2017 Portland pelagic, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens I've always wanted to see Albatross, so when the opportunity came up to go on my first pelagic I was pretty excited! Fearing sea-sickness that could really make the experience unpleasant, I sought appropriate pharmaceutical support (read the good drugs - thanks David Stowe!) that saw me make it through the voyage without a hint of sickness. Even though the pelagic was relatively quiet ("the quietest pelagic we've ever had"), I was still pleased to get up close & personal with a couple of albatross, including this beauty.
Sooty Oystercatcher Haematopus fuliginosus January 4th, 2017 Cape Paterson, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Canon EF 500mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender Early morning preening
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (female) Calyptorhynchus funereus November 8th, 2016 Wantirna South, Victoria, Australia Canon EOS 1D X Canon EF 500mm f4L IS II USM lens Canon EF 1.4x III Extender Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos use their large, powerful beak to tear open pine cones & eat the seeds within. You can see in this image where this cocky has broken off some branches in her pursuit of the pine cones.
