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The Posing Egret

The Posing Egret

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On January 1, 2021
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It’s pristine white feathers perfectly offset by the darkened waters edge beneath the jetty. The shadow of its neck along the back atop two very long legs.  This bird would look good on any catwalk. Its pose is well practised as it waits still and patient for some unsuspecting fish to swim by. The image […]
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Cygnets

Cygnets

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On December 4, 2020
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  Picture book image of mother swan and her young chicks along the Mundoo Channel. Most of the year there are swans in the waters around here but in Spring the young cygnets are new arrivals protected by their two parents against the strong winds and violent storms that come with the season.
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Rock Wallaby

Rock Wallaby

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On March 15, 2015
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Aah, the morning sun, a favorite rock hole out of the breeze….the perfect place to prepare for the day ahead. One of the many yellow footed rock wallabies that have grown in number around the Arkaroola waterhole in recent times. They seem to be quite used to people. I made no attempt to hide my […]
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Corellas In Flight

Corellas In Flight

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On February 9, 2015
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Little Corellas like galahs, fly in flocks particularly towards nightfall….circling to find a roost for the night. The sun’s rays catching their white wings against a darkening sky…perfect for a black and white photo.  
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A Couple of Characters

A Couple of Characters

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On April 24, 2014
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Cockatoos  noisily posing  in the afternoon sun  
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Take A Different View

Take A Different View

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On October 27, 2013
  • 2 Comments
  Flowers  and animals are like children, best photographed from their level rather than an adult’s view. But sadly this idea is all too often forgotten. Getting down and dirty with the flowers though is not without its discomforts and miseries. The Sturt Desert Pea is a beautiful but lowly bloom and in this case […]
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Sea Lion

Sea Lion

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On March 10, 2013
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  • West Coast
Where I come from all animals, kangaroos, euros, wallabies, emus, birds, they all run away when you come near. Even sheep and cows. So it was a bit unusual to find this rather large sea lion sizing me up as I walked around the sand dunes of the previous post. It took me a while […]
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The Wings of an Eagle

The Wings of an Eagle

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On February 21, 2013
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I was about 300 metres up, the wedge-tailed eagle was at least that high again. A 30 knot wind blowing, storm clouds all about. It hovered almost stationary — completely in control.
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A Tail or Two

A Tail or Two

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On February 19, 2013
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I have been working on a commission at Arkaroola in the northern Flinders Ranges recently. It required an afternoon shot, so mornings were free. It was a chance to visit a really beautiful waterhole there. I have taken photos of Arkaroola Waterhole previously in the morning light but when it has been nearly full. You […]
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Zebra Finches

Zebra Finches

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On January 3, 2013
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Zebra Finches around an outback stone tank enjoying an unlimited supply of cool water on a 40 degree C day. I think half of Australia is looking for a cool place today.
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Euro At the Waterhole

Euro At the Waterhole

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On December 20, 2012
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A healthy young euro or walleroo enjoys life along the banks of a creek. It has got some seriously big ears to grow into. The Flinders Ranges, especially in the north, generally get summer rains so there’s a good chance the water supply will continue over the coming hot months.
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Clueless

Clueless

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On November 6, 2012
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I will never make a bird-o but I do like taking photos of birds (all varieties) when the opportunity arises. I think this is a honey eater of some sort…possibly a ‘singing honey eater’ but that is probably a wild guess. The shot was taken on maximum 300 mm zoom at f5.6 (lowest aperture on […]
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The Kestrel

The Kestrel

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On July 11, 2012
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The Kestrel, part of the falcon family is a familiar sight around the Flinders Ranges. They are most likely to be noticed hovering 10 or twenty metres above the ground looking for their prey, lizards, insects and small mammals. They need a bit of a headwind to get into the hover position but it is […]
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Diamond Dove – Another Desert Dweller

Diamond Dove – Another Desert Dweller

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On July 8, 2012
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One of Australia’s smallest doves and an inhabitant of the country’s arid regions. It’s called a Diamond Dove, distinctive because of its size and the vivd rings around its eyes, particularly in the male. It’s quite starling when you first see one because the markings around the eye are are very noticeable. Reminded me of […]
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The Gould’s Monitor

The Gould’s Monitor

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On July 5, 2012
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So many aerial shots in recent times. Here is a chance to get right down amongst the sand and prickles for a change. A Gould’s Monitor Lizard also known as a sand Goanna catching the afternoon sun but very hard to spot on the desert floor. Monitor lizards grow to about 140 centimetres ( 4.5 […]
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Pelicans – Low Flying Experts

Pelicans – Low Flying Experts

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On May 21, 2012
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Lake Eyre isn’t all pinks and blues and silver salt. At the top of the main lake and the Goyder Lagoon where some water is flowing in from the Warburton River, it’s quite muddy but there is an abundance of birds. The pelicans stand out because of their numbers and the apparent ease with which […]
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A Quirk of Nature

A Quirk of Nature

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On April 29, 2012
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One of the bonuses of the recent workshop at Arkaroola was coming across a really rare sight. It’s an albino yellow-footed rock wallaby. Numbers of these animals have been in decline for many years so an albino is a fairly rare creature. Apart from having a striking resemblance to a stuffed toy, the albino is […]
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A Hasty Retreat

A Hasty Retreat

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On April 3, 2012
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Having used a shot of a dingo only a short time ago I would have been a bit reluctant to use another one so soon, but I came across this one this morning while coming down the Oodnadatta Track. He was quite fearless and had no qualms about marching right up to me as you […]
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Dingo

Dingo

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On March 27, 2012
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The dingo is a fine looking animal, unique to our continent and it roams freely around the Outback. It’s features distinguish it from other dogs. It yelps or howls but doesn’t bark. Dingoes are usually cream to reddish brown in colour like this one. Their ears are always erect. Together with feral domestic dogs they […]
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Wing Power

Wing Power

  • Posted by Peter MacDonald
  • On November 27, 2011
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Wildlife isn’t something that I am either equipped for or patient enough to specialise in, but this magnificent creature did all the right things for me. I took these images a couple of days after a workshop at Arkaroola last week. I had been working the Arkaroola waterhole with two very keen and experienced photographers […]
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