Well hello my sweet Nikon 55-300mm zoom lens, where have you BEEN all my life?! CHECK IT OUT! Same place as yesterday, but with my brilliant razzle dazzle zoom lens, you can actually see these guys faces and bands! Not just a little streak of fuzz in the corner of the photo, I'M PUMPED!
I was sitting in my house, lamenting the sluggish tired feeling that ALWAYS seems to find me Sunday afternoons. Not wanting to waste a whole afternoon feeling unmotivated and energyless, I thought... let me pull out that new lens I really haven't had a chance to use yet, and head out on a walkabout. Actually I was inspired be the fact that this morning I saw some cute little squeaky parrots outside of my window but couldn't get a picture because they were too far away. SO... I got my new lens on and headed out. No sooner out my door than I hear the rustle of the mongooses scuttling across the hedge line. Camera already in hand, my zooming lens on and ready to zoom... I let the shutter fly! Much BETTER pictures of the crew of banded mongoose that frequent our compost pile and keep the snake population down.
So, thanks dad for talking me into getting this lens. I have a feeling I'm going to start enjoying...
WAIT WAIT, I GOT IT!!! This blog is unfolding as I type... and I'm so excited! I just heard the squeaking parrot outside my window in the guava tree, so grabbed my camera and went out to see if I could get it-- and I DID!!! (The pictures are a little dark- its kind of a dark afternoon, and I'm still learning my camera... but you can clearly see a sweet little green parrot!)
I'm about as excited about the picture as the subjects! I love Parrots-- they are such happy-go-lucky little birds that-- as far as I can tell- love life and delight themselves with all the curiosities of it. I LOVE that there are multiple species of wild parrots here. I love their squeaks and squabbles...
Right now I have to say I feel totally energized! This is how I'll keep the sunday afternoon drag away... start a tradition of sunday afternoon walkabouts. I will step from the house to see what I see and hear- and I will praise it! (MO)
3 comments:
I'm inspired! Such fun shots, Rach, and great subjects!! Thanks for sharing. I look forward to more shots with the new lens. :) Much love!
Rach. those are wonderful. I can really see those delightful mongooses now...they are quite cute:)
You are a parrot.
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