Apostlebirds I have known and loved

I was out at Lake Broadwater recently. A group of 11 apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea) came to investigate me while I was eating. I set up my camera and flashes on the ground and stood a short distance away with my remote trigger. When the birds came over to investigate my camera and food crumbs, I blinded the bejiggery out of them with my camera gear. They soon got used to the flashes and the strange clicking noises, and I was able to take some pictures from an interesting perspective.

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)
Apostlebirds (Struthidea cinerea)

About Stewart Macdonald

I'm a wildlife ecologist living and working in Queensland, Australia. I spend most of my time in the bush finding and photographing wildlife.
This entry was posted in Animal photos, In the field. Bookmark the permalink.

One Response to Apostlebirds I have known and loved

  1. Crazy birds:) I really like the first photo.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>