It is up at
http://boca.org.au/component/jwallpapers/picture/boca-library/3049-australasian-grebe-eurasian-coot-
Jen said she would upload it to the BOCA site and it is there, along
with
many other photos by Jen and other BOCA members.
On 21 January 2011 23:27, David James <> wrote:
> That is fantastic. Unfortunately for me, I don't want to go to a commercial
> web space to view the photos.
> Did you cut Jen in on the advertising revenue, or is that not part of the
> love?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> from [Chris Sanderson]
> [Permanent Link][Original]
>
>
>
>
> To:
> jenny spry <
> m("gmail.com","malurus.jenny");
> >
>
> Subject:
> Re: [Birding-Aus] Royal “set-to” in Royal Park
>
> From:
> Chris Sanderson <
> m("gmail.com","chris.sanderson");
> >
>
> Date:
> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:04:07 +1000
>
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> We have put Jen's fantastic experience with the Grebes and Coots up on
> Bird-O:
>
> http://bird-o.com/2011/01/21/right-royal-%E2%80%9Cset-to%E2%80%9D-in-royal-park/
>
> Jen that photo is amazing!
>
> Regards,
> Chris Sanderson
>
> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 3:46 PM, jenny spry <m("gmail.com
> ","malurus.jenny");> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > With the first afternoon of sunshine in a while I drove to the storm
> water
> > basin in Royal Park, Melbourne, just near home. I had seen a family of
> > Australasian Grebe there and wanted some photos of their tiger-striped
> > chicks. The Grebe were still there and also a family of Coot, also just
> > itching to have their photos taken.
> >
> >
> >
> > The two families drifted around with their young, slowly coming closer
> > together, and I imagined the chance of a photo of both families
> > harmoniously
> > feeding young in the warm afternoon sun. Suddenly though, one of the coot
> > started screaming and paddling frantically backwards, spray going
> > everywhere. Huge fish I thought, or perhaps an enormous eel no,
> obviously,
> > a
> > crocodile someone had dropped down a local sewer (I've read about that
> > happening!).
> >
> >
> > What it actually was though was an irate adult Grebe that had felt its
> > chicks were threatened. It had dived and come up under the coot and it
> not
> > only attacked, but chased the panicked coot from under water for some 10
> > metres or more before surfacing and attacking again, from behind and
> above.
> > As a friend said when she saw the image; “that is one agro bird!”
> >
> >
> >
> > I will put the image on the BOCA site tonight but right now I need to go
> > back out in the sun with a cup of tea.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers all
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
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>
> from [Chris Sanderson]
> [Permanent Link][Original]
>
>
>
>
> To:
> jenny spry <
> m("gmail.com","malurus.jenny");
> >
>
> Subject:
> Re: [Birding-Aus] Royal “set-to” in Royal Park
>
> From:
> Chris Sanderson <
> m("gmail.com","chris.sanderson");
> >
>
> Date:
> Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:04:07 +1000
>
>
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> We have put Jen's fantastic experience with the Grebes and Coots up on
> Bird-O:
>
> http://bird-o.com/2011/01/21/right-royal-%E2%80%9Cset-to%E2%80%9D-in-royal-park/
>
> Jen that photo is amazing!
>
> Regards,
> Chris Sanderson
>
> On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 3:46 PM, jenny spry <m("gmail.com
> ","malurus.jenny");> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > With the first afternoon of sunshine in a while I drove to the storm
> water
> > basin in Royal Park, Melbourne, just near home. I had seen a family of
> > Australasian Grebe there and wanted some photos of their tiger-striped
> > chicks. The Grebe were still there and also a family of Coot, also just
> > itching to have their photos taken.
> >
> >
> >
> > The two families drifted around with their young, slowly coming closer
> > together, and I imagined the chance of a photo of both families
> > harmoniously
> > feeding young in the warm afternoon sun. Suddenly though, one of the coot
> > started screaming and paddling frantically backwards, spray going
> > everywhere. Huge fish I thought, or perhaps an enormous eel no,
> obviously,
> > a
> > crocodile someone had dropped down a local sewer (I've read about that
> > happening!).
> >
> >
> > What it actually was though was an irate adult Grebe that had felt its
> > chicks were threatened. It had dived and come up under the coot and it
> not
> > only attacked, but chased the panicked coot from under water for some 10
> > metres or more before surfacing and attacking again, from behind and
> above.
> > As a friend said when she saw the image; “that is one agro bird!”
> >
> >
> >
> > I will put the image on the BOCA site tonight but right now I need to go
> > back out in the sun with a cup of tea.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers all
> >
> >
> > Jen
> >
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> > send the message:
> > unsubscribe
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