Feathers, fur and flora.

Location: Ennogera State Forest, Brisbane, Australia
Weather: overcast, muggy, hot
Time: 8:20am
Lens: Sigma 55-200mm
Aperture: f5.6
Camera: Canon EOS 300D
Digital enhancement: no

Location: Minippi Parklands, Brisbane, Australia
Weather: overcast, muggy, hot
Time: 6:00am
Lens: Sigma 55-200mm
Aperture: f5.6
Camera: Canon EOS 300D
Digital enhancement: yes

All my plans have gone awry this week. The only outing I got was a one-hour walk down at Tigum Lagoon. This was not a particularly nice place; surrounded by houses and industry, with very little variety in the wildlife and a lot of weeds.
I took quite a few shots of the more common water birds, and then had to do a lot of creative cropping! The light was also apalling; very overcast and so diffuse light and no highlights. I will have to try colouring this shot, to see what I can get.

These are such lovely big birds, I can never resist getting a shot or two...or ten...

Either his feathers are out of place, or he has an itch :)

I defy anyone to say these birds aren't beautiful. How could you not love that face?

The lovely lagoon at Mt Coot-tha, haven for wildlife and a wonderful picnic spot. Even in winter, it looks inviting.

Standing on a bridge crossing one of the little creeks at Mt Coot-tha, I looked down and saw the sky.

How could you possibly resist that face?

Fringe lillies are usually white with a yellow centre, so when I saw these cultivars I was delighted. Size-wise, the flowers are about 4cm in diameter.