Feathers, fur and flora.

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?

How could you possibly resist that face?

I love these guys. I love their tentative walk. I love their big feet. How do they walk and not step on their toes?

We love our camera. Fionn was very proud of this shot, as he should be. All I contributed was the crop.
This is a male wood duck, by the way.