Bird is the Word!

© Graham Robards

Bird is the Word!

Uploaded: November 05, 2009

Description

ExposureTime : 1/1000Sec
FNumber : F8.0
ISOSpeedRatings : 200
FocalLength : 300.00(mm)

We met up with B'Pers John Connolly and his wife to see the Pelicans at the Entrance which is the 'The Pelican Capital of Australia'.The daily pelican feeding is one of the Central Coast's most popular attractions.

There are often injuries caused to the Pelicans due to rubbish such as plastic bags, fishing lines and hooks so the volunteers keep an eye out during the daily feeding and capture sick birds. It was as hot as billy- o, Graham took this shot of the big bird cooling off waiting for his Tucker. ~Pat



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Graham Robards November 05, 2009






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MELODIE C. ROBERTS November 05, 2009

G'day Pat!! ;0)
Couple of Questions
What's a Billy O
and What is a Tucker?? ;0)
Fantastic Capture Graham
Great detail and Clarity #8105489

Graham Robards November 05, 2009

Hi Melodie, Billy O is Australian slang meaning 'stuffed" which we were, it was 35, really HOT. Tucker means dinner LOL. Thank you for your kind words! ~Pat #8105529

Tess L. Yee November 05, 2009

Hahaha! Great capture, great caption, Pat (& Graham!).

Wonderful presentation! #8105599

Graham Robards November 06, 2009

lol thank you Tess! ~Pat #8107687

Brett Dolsen November 06, 2009

Great capture and reflection Pat and Graham!!Brett #8107721

Tiia Vissak November 06, 2009

a beautiful image! #8107724

Chris Ebben November 06, 2009

You lot sure picked a hot day to go out, at least you were near the water(if not in it) Great shot here of one of our locals=^..^= #8107937

John Connolly November 06, 2009

Graham did really well capturing this moment, Pat! The detail is awesome, while the color belies the oppressive heat that day! #8109646

Phillip R. Connolly November 06, 2009

`Hi Pat and Graham. Glad to hear you survived that hot cup day, I guess the dip in the kiddies splash pool helped!! lol. What a great shot you have captured here, Graham, and I loved your musical introduction to the image, Pat!! Excellent!

Phil #8110144

Graham Robards November 07, 2009

Hi there John, gee thank you so much! Don't the colours mimic the heat of the day, so HOT! ~Pat #8110684

Graham Robards November 07, 2009

LOL Hi Chris so you heard all about my dip into the pool, poor Graham could not believe his eyes! And neither could the people watching him.

Great you liked the music, thanks again Chris! Shame you and Tony couldn't make it, one day maybe. ~Pat #8110693

Graham Robards November 07, 2009

Thank you so much Brett, very kind of you to drop in! ~Pat #8110699

Graham Robards November 07, 2009

Thank you so much Tiia, much appreciated! ~Pat #8110708

Graham Robards November 07, 2009

Thank you Phil, gee such kind words mate! Nice to see a shot of one of our locals! I must admit I enjoyed cooling off that day, crikey it was hot!!! ~Pat #8110726

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