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Recent content by MKinHK
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Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Thanks Owen - I did enjoy them, even if they were mere lizards! Patch Gold Photospot: Pacific Baza at Mowbray Park 2 May 2024 A Thursday morning dog walk at Mowbray Park last week not only delivered my highest ever single site score in Willoughby , but gave me my best patch tick of the year in... -
Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Dee Why and Long Reef Golf Course 25 April 2024 Thursday 25th April was a public holiday in Australia, andI took advantage of the midweek break to chase down a Yellow-billed Spoonbill at Dee Why Lagoon, which was just the fifth record of the Northern Beaches. Unfortunately it kept itself to... -
Birding in Southern Tuscany and thereabouts
It is indeed good to see you back- some super shots!- MKinHK
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- Forum: Your Birding Day
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Shots of birds, taken with your pocket camera
A couple of night birds picked up on my iPhone during after-dark dogs walks near my home in Sydney in the last few months: Tawny Frogmouth x 2, Australian Boobook, Powerful Owl Cheers Mike- MKinHK
- Post #32
- Forum: Birds & Birding
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Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Thanks Ian - I'm really pleased with the Cormorant shot and owe a big thank you to Veeraj for both the Logrunner and the Speckled Warblers, which were among my top targets in Sydney birding. Personally I generally prefer the in-habitat shots to the "bird on a plain bokeh background", but the... -
Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Manly and Long Reef 20 and 21 April 2024 I was back on the Northern Beaches for a couple of days of seawatching at my usual spot at Shelly Beach carpark in Manly. Although e southerly winds looked promising I was a little disappointed with my return - a couple of White-capped and four... -
Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Patch birding : Mowbray Park and Northbridge April 2024 A few nuggets of patch gold over the last few days included the addition of a flyover Plumed Egret (101), Striated Thornbill (102) and a lovely adult male Rose Robin (103) in the swamp forest at Mowbray Park. I was pleased to grab old... -
Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Many thanks Matt. Patch posting is indeed a labour of love, but I enjoy the process for helping me to recall the day in the field as I put the post together and for having a tangible record. Delighted that it may be useful too. Northern Beaches: Red Hill, Deep Creek and Long Reef Saturday 13... -
Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Northern Beaches: Red Hill, Deep Creek and Long Reef Saturday 13 April 2024 I decided to keep it relatively local on Saturday by birding a few areas of the Northern Beaches that are just a 30 minute drive from home. I started at Red Hill (1), which is a known site for Brush Bronzewing... -
Birding Round Rock, TX
Sounds like a great start hookem2010, especially with the mix of other stuff you have going on! I love birding a local patch and mine in Sydney Australia is also highly built up but nonetheless delivered species No 100 within just 8 months. My record for a day is 56 and that required some...- MKinHK
- Post #2
- Forum: Your Birding Day
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Compact Camera Suggestions? Upgrading from Canon PowerShot SX720 HS
Hi Andy It was the previous iteration of the RX10iii that was crowned king five or six years ago, and the RX10iv just made it better! I used the Canon SX50 for three years and loved it. It was great camera to get started on bird photography when I wanted record shots of good birds, but when I...- MKinHK
- Post #20
- Forum: Cameras And Photography
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Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Photospot: Australian Ibis at Mowbray Park 8 April 2024 The day after bringing up the Willoughby Ton I returned to Mowbray Park to explore the river walk that heads east between the mangroves and a low-lying casuarina stand before turning north past Chatswood Golf Course. While I picked... -
Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Mowbray Park, Willoughby 7 April 2024 After adding Crimson Rosella to my Willoughby list last weekend I decided to stop off for a break on my way back from birding out west. This proved to be a good move as I added Yellow-Thornbill and White-throated Treecreeper in the riverside trees above... -
Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Wianamatta and Windsor Downs 7 April 2024 Viraj Sharma and I visited a couple of the relict lowland woodlands on the Cumberland Plain after being thwarted in our plans to visit Pitt Town Lagoon and a site in the Hawkesbury catchment for Chestnut Quail Thrush, Brush Bronzewing and Painted... -
Exploring Sydney - and further afield.
Central Coast Farmlands: Palm Grove and Palmdale Sunday 31 March 2024 Another productive visit to the Central Coast started with a visit to Palm Grove - the neighbouring valley to Palmdale, which receives much less coverage. It's three to four times the length of Palmdale. This was the first...