David is a Brisbane based photographer offering portrait, landscape and commercial photographic services.

These pictures are from David's personal gallery - he is available for hire at his Professional Photography site.

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Photo Tags

• 5D Mk II
• Canon EF 400mm F/5.6L USM
• Myiagra Cyanoleuca
• Satin Flycatcher
• Australia
• Canon
• North Pine Dam
• Queensland
• Samsonvale
• AU

Comments

• [ Kane ] said:
  Cool, came away with a new bird... well done! not to name it ;P
• David de Groot said:
  Yep - 'twas a bad morning, started well with a Buff-banded Rail, but didn't get a lot of birds this overall. Still happy I got this one, and my first semi-decent shot of an Eastern Whipbird too.
• James Lagden said:
  Good catch Dave, I didn't see this one.
• SkattyKat said:
  Nice one Dave - gotta be happy with that !
• David de Groot said:
  Saw two of these during the morning. The make a vaguely metallic call, a bit raspy. Cute little fellows, come up shiny blue-ish in the sun (alas the shot I got that really showed the shine, was soft).
  Yeah I was :) Didn't do so well with the Buff-banded Rail at the beginning of the day, but I put that down to being half asleep.
• Tobias N. Hayashi said:
  Great shot, lovely setting for it. This guy is actually a male Leaden Flycatcher, note the much paler grey-blue rather than the very glossy black-blue of the Satin.
• David de Groot said:
  You know... I reckon you might be right there. Darn, should have picked that up myself.
• Adam Randell said:
  Beautiful DOF David..Excellent detail mate.
  Is that a spider web in focus to the right of the bird?
• SkattyKat said:
  wondered the same thing Adam - I think it is
• David de Groot said:
  Sure is - didn't see it at the time though.
  Yep.
• chooks! said:
  Are these types of birds only small?
• David de Groot said:
  Yes indeed they are. Bigger than a wren, but not by much.