Birds Mallee Emu Wren

[Ralph]

This little bird is very endangered and I know people will travel a long way to get a look at these.
They are one very quick little bird that lives in this Spinafex Grass that hurts your legs as you brush past it.
And always makes me wonder how these little buggers never get impaled on the spikes but they don't and to watch them dive into it you really do wonder.
I have tried to get these for over 2 years as my last time I got the was on the 18-02-2020.
A so called friend said he knew where they were but I believe he was taking me further away from them as we went out a number of times with no luck.

My shots are not the very best so I do know this but I just went with the setting's I had in the camera at that time.
As I didn't want to look at setting's and miss my chance as they will just disappear on you as you watch them.
You will wonder where they went but went they did. So the smart thing to do is see them, take the shots while you can and worry about the rest later.

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 252.4 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

• ILCE-7M3
• 100-400mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Contemporary 020
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 200

 

[Slug]

Very similar to the elusive Southern Emuwren. Now you know where they are you'll be able to getter shots and be ready with the right settings.
Not a bad first effort. If you only showed us the couple of reasonably sharp ones the results would look fine.

 

[Ralph]

Very similar to the elusive Southern Emuwren. Now you know where they are you'll be able to getter shots and be ready with the right settings.
Not a bad first effort. If you only showed us the couple of reasonably sharp ones the results would look fine.

Yep you are right on that point. I actually went out there 2 day later the the same spot as I made sure I marked it without making it so obvious. I dragged a fallen tree to go over the small parking area where I parked and then I went back by walking and I was there for well over half an hour and nothing. I searched the area and nothing.
Here is the but, A tour group in 3 little hire buses had got to around this area before I got there. And they were loud, so this could be the very reason for them to be in hiding. I hope this is the case.
I know that when S. Australia had bushfires run there some areas and wiped them all out. The reason for this is that they are bad flyers distance wise. They got x amount of pairs from here and I am not sure if they bred them or just release them in the area's where they use to be. I think it was a good idea to have them in more place, so I am all for this.