C-19 lockdown makes it hard- but here are some images from the great land Downun
Nikon Shooter wrote: Btw Phil,
do you know how to tune two banjo players?
You shoot one!
We bought the vehicle back in 2004 and over the past 16yrs we have now clocked up 460,000km from around Oz. Most years we are on the road from 250 to 280 days of the year, but our 2020 travels have been curtailed by the C-19 lockdown. However Australia is now coming out of lockdown, so we're looking forward to being able to "hit the road" again soon
a) the motorhome- called R2D2 for 2-way radio calls
b) one of many reserves we stay at - this being Julia Creek in outback Queensland
c) we are not locked in to high-quality roads - we also cover large distances of gravel roads as well
Our local estuary and lake system hosts a wide variety of birds and water animals. We have an extended family of dolphins, probably 2-dozen or so in the group who are seen regularly in smaller pods as they surf the waves, jump and splash, and feed in the river outlet. Being a tidal river estuary, they gather near the exit when the waters of the estuary are rushing out to sea, and their feeding and surfing antics are a delight to watch from the rocky breakwall
a) surfing the waves
panny FZ-2500; 1/1600; 20x zoom
b) a juvenile cutting the surface between other antics
panny FZ-2500; 1/1600; 20x zoom
c) the juvenile a few moments later ...
panny FZ-2500; 1/1600; 20x zoom; 30fps burst in use
state travel restrictions are lifted, so we're almost out and about again
Across Oz, the c-19 cases have dwindled to zero in just about all areas, with the only positives now in the 1s and 2s, all from people in quarantine following arrival from overseas. The 1st of June comes with the relaxation of household lockdowns across most of Oz - and so long as we comply with 'social distancing' requirements we can now travel the countryside should we choose to do so. Restrictions on outdoors activities have been removed, so it's back to daily walks with the camera, as well as eating out at local cafes and restaurants and heaps of other enjoyable things.
a) takeoff - just like we householders will be doing this week and beyond
panny FZ-2500; 1/2000s; 18x zoom
b) cormorant preparing for splashdown
panny FZ-2500; 1/1600s; 20x zoom
c) on a wing but not a prayer - the synchronicity of birds side by side
panny FZ-2500; 1/2000s; 20x zoom
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