We visited Warwick the other day. They have a couple of miles of wheel chair accessible paths along the Condamine River. I have a lightweight electric wheel chair for going out now. (Still working on getting a decent walk going. I managed to cover about 45 metres today with no wheel chair and no stick. It wasn't very pretty though.) Anyway, back to the thread. I used my wife's Panasonic Lumix FZ200 for these. It is very light and I can use it one-handed. My left arm is pretty useless since the stroke.

The river walk is very nice. Some beautiful old gum trees with good nesting hollows. Lots of Little Corellas in the trees, mainly in pairs. Here are some pics from the day:

Little Corellas (Cacatua galerita) getting friendly. Despite the name, Little Corellas overlap in size with other Corella Species.





But this is what happens if you get too friendly. Australian Wood Ducks (Chenonetta jubata) with seven ducklings . The Wood Duck is sometimes called the Maned Goose. They graze on grasses rather than feeding in the water like other ducks. In this pic the male is at the back. You can just make out the line of dark feathers (the mane) on the back of the female's neck. These birds nest in hollow trees, sometimes quite high up. When the babies hatch the parents call to them from the ground and the babies just jump and free fall down.




Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii) - very well named.



Note the bit of red visible on the front edge of the shoulder. Breeding males like this one (at least 5 years old) develop a red front. They display this to establish dominance.

[MikeNArk]

Great series of shots, PJ1. Great family photo of the Wood Ducks and excellent shots of the Water Dragon. All well captured.

[rhanz]

We visited Warwick the other day. They have a couple of miles of wheel chair accessible paths along the Condamine River. I have a lightweight electric wheel chair for going out now. (Still working on getting a decent walk going. I managed to cover about 45 metres today with no wheel chair and no stick. It wasn't very pretty though.) Anyway, back to the thread. I used my wife's Panasonic Lumix FZ200 for these. It is very light and I can use it one-handed. My left arm is pretty useless since the stroke.

The river walk is very nice. Some beautiful old gum trees with good nesting hollows. Lots of Little Corellas in the trees, mainly in pairs. Here are some pics from the day:

Little Corellas (Cacatua galerita) getting friendly. Despite the name, Little Corellas overlap in size with other Corella Species.





But this is what happens if you get too friendly. Australian Wood Ducks (Chenonetta jubata) with seven ducklings . The Wood Duck is sometimes called the Maned Goose. They graze on grasses rather than feeding in the water like other ducks. In this pic the male is at the back. You can just make out the line of dark feathers (the mane) on the back of the female's neck. These birds nest in hollow trees, sometimes quite high up. When the babies hatch the parents call to them from the ground and the babies just jump and free fall down.




Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii) - very well named.



Note the bit of red visible on the front edge of the shoulder. Breeding males like this one (at least 5 years old) develop a red front. They display this to establish dominance.

Great wildlife photography well done .