Long-billed Corella

Gallery: AvianPosted April 14, 2012166 views11 comments

These cockatoos were endangered back in the 1960s but they have made a spectacular resurgence. We have huge post breeding flocks around at the moment. They feed on the corms of native and introduced grasses. I had lots of shots of individual birds but the essence of corellas is noise and numbers.

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cheers
Rob

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11 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 14, 2012 at 10:13 AM

Sweet shot Rob. One of my favs of yours. Love the flock look and the habitat. Really great.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 14, 2012 at 12:21 PM

I love your sentence about noise and numbers and how that is reflected in this image. Great POV, perfect exposure, great sharpness and really nice detail in the in-focus birds.

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on April 14, 2012 at 1:55 PM

Neat that all in the flock are looking left, except the one who seems to be checking you out! Really nice composition of some beautiful birds Rob.

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Comment posted by John Robinson on April 14, 2012 at 3:36 PM

Who's greedy then ?

Good stuff.
JR

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on April 15, 2012 at 11:37 AM

Rob the next time i'm over there i really must try o get a decent picture of these magnificent birds,this shot of yours is excellent,no nits!

Keith.

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Comment posted by Hans Overduin on April 15, 2012 at 12:22 PM

An excellent and lovely image ! Cheers, Hans

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 15, 2012 at 11:01 PM

Nice, Rob. I can't makeup my mind whether I'd prefer more dof or not. Excellent angle.

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Comment posted by Simon Bennett on April 16, 2012 at 2:10 AM

Great view of a typical mob of corellas on the prowl. I like how they are all facing left.

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Comment posted by David Haynes on April 16, 2012 at 7:51 PM

Rob,
Excellent capture with the two birds in the middle of the image providing sharp detail. You certainly captured the essence of these birds as you say. What a great looking bird and to make a resurgence is fantastic for everyone. TFS

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 17, 2012 at 9:51 AM

I have seen herds of cows, elk, deer, all sorts of animals, but I have to say, this is the first time I have ever seen a herd of Long-billed Corellas!! (I know it's a flock, but since they are on the ground it reminds me of a herd)

I really find myself liking this quit a bit Rob. Very interesting behavior.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 17, 2012 at 5:23 PM

Way to cool, I really like this composition and low perspective to give you the sense of noise and numbers that you mentioned, excellent shot Rob, well done.

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