The cormorant is a big bird, but it was dwarfed by the giant trees around the lake at Leonardslee Gardens. We walked further around, passing the chickens opposite the wallabies on our way towards the exit.
There were a lot of them, and I attempted to photograph them en masse as well as a duo...Alas my camera went all grainy on me on the close up - as usual. It seems to only allow me to take distant shots without using the zoom.
Our next trip was a day spent in Brighton. Despite being a city, it was still a place where we could walk along the coast, and spot some birdlife as well as giant colored sheep on an art trail, along with popping into a store to purchase a better camera and my favourite shop to stock up on Indo-Asian groceries.
Above a specimen of birdlife - a pigeon! Below, a specimen of the artsy sheep statues with a pigeon - apologies to the gent also taking a picture - I have blanked his face out for privacy/permission reasons as I do not know him to ask permission to show the picture as is.
Just strolling the streets of town, I came across ample supply of pigeons for photography. This duo were hanging out on a windowsill.
Another 3 were wandering beside a small pond at the palace-dome gardens, along with a seagull.
There were loads of pigeons on the pier...I did not risk a zoom shot as I knew they would blur on THIS camera. Thankfully, I now have a new to me second hand Leica to experiment with.
Brighton looks like a great place to wander around (we have a Brighton, too, but it's not so picturesque). I'm glad your blog has caught up to your new camera purchase. 😀
ReplyDeletei used to live in brighton for almost a year when i was training to become a nurse...wayyyyyy back, before i went to Australia.
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