Ah yes, Geoff Jones is an unbelievable photographer and has put much effort into developing his website, travelling to the US for the purpose. Coincidentally, when I met him at Werribee about 3 years ago, just the day before he had been photographing the famous Painted-snipe at Edithvale Swamp, sitting on the roof of his Land Cruiser and snapping over the fence.
From: David McDonald (personal) [
Sent: Thursday, 1 December 2011 11:59 AM
To: CanberraBirds
Subject: [canberrabirds] 'What do you call a group of Painted Snipe? An "Exhibition?"'
Birdo.com has a photo of 20 or more Aust Painted Snipe, at http://bird-o.com/2011/11/17/australian-painted-snip/
'Freshly returned from Jerilderie, Geoffrey Jones of Barra Imaging captured this unique shot of an amazing number of Australian Painted Snipe. One of Australia’s rarest waders and long-suffering from ten years of drought, these stunning images signal a return to normal for the Australian outback. Australian Painted Snipe are appearing in numbers throughout southern Australia at the moment. Better check your local wetland!!'
David
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