photographybyodille
In a world of magic and miracles
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Description: A beautiful mix of birds sharing a log, which washed down the Tweed River (far north coast, NSW, AUstralia) after floods in 2005 and fetched up just below the Tumbulgum village bridge. I was on my way to work but I stopped and took quite a few of this scene, but this one with the tern flying past is the pick.
There are 12 Australian pelicans (peleculanus conspicillatus), 2 pied cormorants (Phalacrocorax varius), 3 little black cormorants (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) and an unknown sp of tern (the fly through guy!).
I entered this print in the inaugural tweed Naturally Art competition a few years ago and it was selected as a finalist – considering it included all media I was pretty pleased.
Interestingly, about 3 months after I took this we had another flood and the tree moved, settling crosswise across the flow instead of lengthways along it. And after that no birds would sit on it – they’d fly down, perch a moment and take off. And eventually it washed right away.
Posted by maggievlazny on July 09, 2011
You sure were in the right place at the right time!!! But your skills are what make this so beautiful!
Posted by photographybyodille on July 09, 2011
Thank you very much
Posted by lianne on July 07, 2011
This is just beautiful! Amazing composition!
Posted by photographybyodille on July 07, 2011
Thanks you, it was a real thrill to see them all there lined up and just going about their birdy business, totally unconcerned by me 25 m or so away and snapping away, amid happy exclamations.