Dandenong Ranges Nature Photography » gum tree http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:33:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Majestic Gum Trees http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/majestic-gum-trees/ http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/majestic-gum-trees/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:11:39 +0000 Kathie Thomas http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/?p=4606 I love the beauty of the Australian Gum Tree (Eucalyptus) and thought this tree looked just beautiful.  We have several different versions of gum trees, their bark and trunks vary considerably.  You’ll see the stringy bark on this one.

319-365 Beautiful majestic gum tree

]]> http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/majestic-gum-trees/feed/ 0 Close up of a Kookaburra http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/close-up-of-a-kookaburra/ http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/close-up-of-a-kookaburra/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:26:51 +0000 Kathie http://kathiesphotos.com/?p=2604 Different angle to what I normally get to take. This is on my property.

Close up of a kookaburra

]]> http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/close-up-of-a-kookaburra/feed/ 0 What has caught their attention? http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/what-has-caught-their-attention/ http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/what-has-caught-their-attention/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:27:27 +0000 Kathie http://kathiesphotos.com/?p=1897 A discussion on the APF forum I belong to was about what was holding the attention of these kookaburras?  Usually when there are a number together they are looking in different directions for food but not all in the same direction and not usually up either.

There was the most gorgeous sunrise yesterday and I spied these three all looking towards the sun as it rose. You can see the glint on the trees in the background.  But would birds watch a sunrise? What do you suppose they were all watching?

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]]> http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/the-kookaburras-are-back/feed/ 0 Kookaburra closer http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/kookaburra-closer-2/ http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/kookaburra-closer-2/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:35:47 +0000 Kathie http://kathiesphotos.com/?p=1543 Got my zoom lens back, yay!

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree

]]> http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/kookaburra-closer-2/feed/ 1 and closer http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/and-closer/ http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/and-closer/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:35:39 +0000 Kathie http://kathiesphotos.com/?p=1539 He’s watching me in this one but after that went back to watching for worms.

]]> http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/and-closer/feed/ 0 Kookaburra closer http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/kookaburra-closer/ http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/kookaburra-closer/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:33:09 +0000 Kathie http://kathiesphotos.com/?p=1537 This one is a bit closer – I moved a couple of steps, took a shot, moved a couple more steps, took another shot, till I got close as I dared using a regular lens.  Thankfully he didn’t fly off – think he’s getting used to seeing me in the garden with a camera hanging off my neck.

]]> http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/kookaburra-closer/feed/ 0 Kookaburra in the gum tree http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/kookaburra-in-the-gum-tree/ http://dandenong-ranges-photography.com.au/kookaburra-in-the-gum-tree/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:46:23 +0000 Kathie http://kathiesphotos.com/?p=1534 Taken in my backyard early morning – I took some distance shots and then gradually moved closer to get better shots of him – all with my 18-55 mm lens as I don’t have the zoom at the moment. He seemed happy to just sit and watch for worms and then occasionally check on me as well.

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