Saturday Walk Diamond Firetail (and WFChat)

[Julian Robinson <>]

On my first COG walk (Bibaringa on Saturday) a few people asked me how
"big" would be the image in my photograph of the Diamond
Firetail we saw for such a long time in the horse yard. My answer was
vague because I don't know how to explain it, but here is the full image,
a much better answer...

The blown up image is at the link below i.e. full size cropped portion
showing the bird in more detail... 

 http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=220476928&size=o

 So from that distance, the photo is good enough for the web but not
really for printing. For a good printed image you'd need to get closer or
use an even longer lens (that I don't own).

My thanks in particular to Stuart, Anthony and Martin for  a fun
afternoon.  I was especially impressed by how it was organised for
the Brown Falcon to fly so close right over us, close enough to overfill
my bin view.

Julian

and PS I actually saw the WFChat on the way home!  (seventh visit).
Thanks Benj for turning up at the right time and taking us over the road
to the Chief Minister's play area where the bird (or maybe both of them)
appeared as we were gazing into the long grass there.