Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Sydney Harbour, Botanic Gardens, wall

These birds were happy to pose for a photo on the sea wall that protects the Royal Botanic Gardens from Sydney Harbour, otherwise known as Port Jackson. The birds are Masked Lapwings or Spur-winged Plovers, which are native to Australia.
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30 comments:

  1. ChoppographyWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 01:03:00 GMT+11

    Yay for bird photos!!

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  2. AnonymousWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 04:03:00 GMT+11

    Lapwings are beautiful against the blue...excellent photo!

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  3. Melbourne Australia PhotosWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 08:25:00 GMT+11

    Great shot! Birds can be so tricky to photograph well.
    Watery Wednesday, hmmmm - off I go to the archives!

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  4. AnonymousWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 08:30:00 GMT+11

    wonderful composition

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  5. Tina´s PicStoryWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 10:04:00 GMT+11

    very beautiful!

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  6. Carole M.Wednesday, 16 November 2011 at 10:44:00 GMT+11

    ...a lovely harbour view; a long time since I've walked around there. Loved the botanic gardens

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  7. CameraCruiseWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 10:53:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful!

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  8. RajeshWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 12:02:00 GMT+11

    Great shot.

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  9. genieWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 12:19:00 GMT+11

    Your two little birds on the seawall look lie twins. They are posed perfectly for the photo. Nice capture. genie

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  10. Kim, USAWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 13:03:00 GMT+11

    Awesome blue water.

    Watery Wednesday

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  11. BonnieWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 13:23:00 GMT+11

    Sydney Harbour is beautiful. Great shots of the birds and nice to know their real names.

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  12. FranciscaWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 14:01:00 GMT+11

    They really ARE posing for you, Jim! :-)

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  13. ShirleyWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 15:08:00 GMT+11

    This is a great photo. I've always wanted to travel to Australia.

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  14. Myric Wednesday, 16 November 2011 at 15:28:00 GMT+11

    Great photo! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  15. HelsWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 15:34:00 GMT+11

    I think the birds were thinking to themselves that the beautiful harbour belonged to them and that bloody human beings (with cameras) should be tolerated for as little time as possible.

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  16. JimWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 15:35:00 GMT+11

    Hels, you're probably right. :)

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  17. DianneWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 16:05:00 GMT+11

    A perfect watery Wednesday shot! At first I thought they were sea-gulls but no 2 lovely masked lapwings - beautiful!

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  18. lina@happy familyWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 16:29:00 GMT+11

    Lovely shot and composition. The birds were posing for you :)

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  19. PeterWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 17:27:00 GMT+11

    I thinks that is part of the rebuilt wall, looks new.

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  20. JoeWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 19:06:00 GMT+11

    Two little birdies standing on a wall;
    One named Peter, one named Paul ...

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  21. Joan ElizabethWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 19:48:00 GMT+11

    A change from seagulls. Such a lovely part of the city.

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  22. Seow weiWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 22:04:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful sea with two birds stand on the wall, nice!

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  23. ArijaWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 22:43:00 GMT+11

    Nice one, love the lapwings.

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  24. Chrissy BrandWednesday, 16 November 2011 at 23:00:00 GMT+11

    What an interesting looking species

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  25. Tanya BreeseThursday, 17 November 2011 at 00:15:00 GMT+11

    gorgeous colors and love the gulls!

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  26. ReenaThursday, 17 November 2011 at 01:37:00 GMT+11

    What a beautiful harbor and gotta love those birds!

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  27. NatureFootstepThursday, 17 November 2011 at 02:18:00 GMT+11

    teh birds seem to be curious of you.

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  28. KarenThursday, 17 November 2011 at 03:43:00 GMT+11

    Look at the colour of that ocean! Beautiful.

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  29. Kay L. DaviesThursday, 17 November 2011 at 12:07:00 GMT+11

    Australia has such fascinating wildlife, some incredible birds, and very, very blue water!

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie’s Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  30. From The HeartFriday, 18 November 2011 at 20:52:00 GMT+11

    Beautiful! Your photos and comments are always so interesting. Thank you for sharing.

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