marc
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This is a follow up to a submission I posted a few weeks ago here:
Sadly on that 3rd attempt to start a family, the 2 chicks died on the 5th and 6th day respectively.
Here mum has dragged out the lifeless body of the first chick (@5 days) to eradicate it from the nest.
Nikon D5
Nikkor 180-400E FL PF f/4
f/5.6
1/1000s
ISO5600 @280mm.
Happy to report their 4th attempt to raise a family has been progressing far better.
The 2 chicks are now 11 days old and within 4/6 days of fledging the nest.
My backyard, Palm Cove Far Nth Qld, Australia.
The male delivering a juicy spider.
Nikon D5
Nikkor 180-400E FL PF VR f/4
f/10
1/1000s
ISO2500 @400mm.
The female's turn to deliver breakfast.
Nikon D5
Nikkor 180-400E FL PF VR f/4
f/10
1/1000s
ISO2000@ 400mm.
Nikon D5
Nikkor 180-400E FL PF VR f/4
f/10
1/1000s
ISO2000@ 400mm.
Cheers
Marc
We're proud parents to 2 baby Olive-backed Sunbirds.
Pleased as punch to host 2 newly hatched Olive-backed Sunbirds in our Palm Cove backyard. It was 15 days incubation and now another 15 days till they fly the nest. In around 6-8 days we'll get to see their tiny faces. They become highly susceptible to attack from the local Butcher birds, so I...
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Sadly on that 3rd attempt to start a family, the 2 chicks died on the 5th and 6th day respectively.
Here mum has dragged out the lifeless body of the first chick (@5 days) to eradicate it from the nest.
Nikon D5
Nikkor 180-400E FL PF f/4
f/5.6
1/1000s
ISO5600 @280mm.
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.
Happy to report their 4th attempt to raise a family has been progressing far better.
The 2 chicks are now 11 days old and within 4/6 days of fledging the nest.
My backyard, Palm Cove Far Nth Qld, Australia.
The male delivering a juicy spider.
Nikon D5
Nikkor 180-400E FL PF VR f/4
f/10
1/1000s
ISO2500 @400mm.
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.
The female's turn to deliver breakfast.
Nikon D5
Nikkor 180-400E FL PF VR f/4
f/10
1/1000s
ISO2000@ 400mm.
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.
Nikon D5
Nikkor 180-400E FL PF VR f/4
f/10
1/1000s
ISO2000@ 400mm.
You can only see EXIF info for this image if you are logged in.
Cheers
Marc