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Willy Wagtail


I was getting a bit desperate for this week's bird photo so I sat for a while out at Whistlers Rest to see what would turn up.  This is a Willy Wagtail but it would not participate by putting his tail up in his characteristic jaunty way.

I had even less success with the little wrens in the blackthorn - the camera kept focusing on the wrong thing.


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  1. Iris FlaviaJanuary 19, 2019 at 7:09 PM

    I have to say... your cam - against your will - made a special pic, I like the second one!
    And, well, happens to me, too, my cam having other plans than I do ;-)

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 19, 2019 at 7:41 PM

      If only my camera could take what is in my mind's eye I would be a wonderful photographer.

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  2. shirley evansJanuary 19, 2019 at 7:28 PM

    I find the Willie Wagtails very hard to photograph as they are continually hopping around. They never seem to stand still. You did well to capture this one!

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 19, 2019 at 7:41 PM

      They sure do hop about but he was calling all the time as well so I didn't lose him.

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  3. Sue (this n that)January 19, 2019 at 9:26 PM

    Your photos are lovely Joan. As Iris above commented, the second pic is special... I like how the Blackthorn flowers are the focus.

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 19, 2019 at 10:44 PM

      A sweet little bird and nice flowers in that shot. I am glad you like it.

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  4. CountryMumJanuary 20, 2019 at 7:01 AM

    Lovely photos just the same. Wrens and Willie Wagtails are hard to photograph, they just don't sit still long enough for me!

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 20, 2019 at 7:40 AM

      Glad to know we are both in the same boat with these little ones.

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  5. KayJanuary 20, 2019 at 1:00 PM

    If my camera only listened to me better I'd have many more better focused shots. Maybe one day it will have a voice command for "NO! Not the branches! The bird! The bird!"

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    1. Joan ElizabethJanuary 20, 2019 at 3:35 PM

      I love it ... looking forward to that tech development. Maybe we should take out a patent on the idea I am sure it will e a hit.

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  6. PerthDailyPhotoJanuary 20, 2019 at 9:53 PM

    Oh those Willy Wagtails, they are so zippy, most small birds are so difficult to catch. Not like the obliging kookaburra I snapped today ✨

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  7. William KendallJanuary 21, 2019 at 4:39 AM

    They still make pretty pics!

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  8. VickiJanuary 21, 2019 at 11:59 AM

    Birds are not at all compliant when it comes to staying still. You picked two of our most active feathered friends, so did very well capturing them at all. Love the Willy Wagtail.

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