Birds Mallee Fowl

[Ralph]

My mate asked if I would like to try to get a few shots of the Mallee Fowl knowing that they are early starters.
We were they by real close to 7 am and even this was close to being too late.
We walked up and what I think was the male walked of in the opposite direction and was not seen again this morning.
But little Miss hung about and the other 3 fella's went to the other side of the nest and I stayed in the approach area and this was the right move.
I got her moving in and the back out a couple of times. But the thing is getting a shot of one of these is quite a big deal.
So here are some of the shot I got. (For interest side these would be about wild turkey sized and very secretive).

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/320 sec
• ISO 640

• ILCE-7M3
• 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG DN OS | Sports 021
• 328.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/640 sec
• ISO 640

 

[DaveC Oz]

Nice shots, they can be very elusive.

 

[Ralph]

Nice shots, they can be very elusive.

From what I have be told by people in the know that their numbers are in good shape here.