Today's Photos

Today I was surprised to see a bird which at first sight seemed to be a cockatoo sitting high in a tree. It appeared in the light to be almost all white but it was lacking the comb and its face didn't look quite right. Then I thought perhaps a hawk or an owl but neither seemed appropriate.



This is, in fact, the black shouldered kite, Elanus axillaris, which is reasonably common around Narrabri. You can read more about it and see more (and better photos) here

As I walked past the railway yards I was struck by the afternoon shadows and the way the power lies were glowing in the reflected light of the sun. I've touched the photo a bit to increase the contrast. What I should have done is fiddled with the camera settings but I wasn't really thinking too much about real photography :(