Not often I get a shot of these birds, and not common here locally, and they spend much of their time in the tops of the Eucalyptus trees feeding, but this one came down for a drink and wash from the old farm dam up the road from home. Lots of pictures taken, but picked this one to post as it was a bit more that a " bird on a stick ". Tomorrow is tipped at being a very hot 39 deg, so may head back up early morning to see what else comes in for a drink.
Canon 7D + 500 f4 + 1.4 x TC....700mm, f6.3, 1/1250, ISO 400, +0,3EV, no flash, natural mid morning light taken by hiding within a thorn bush using some semi transparent camouflage netting to conceal myself. Cloned out a submerged branch from behing the main perch, selecticve sharpen, noise reduction to backdrop, slight crop







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