CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE This mandarin looks like he is floating is a sea of chocolate. sku 20018

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE With the autumn colours of the trees reflecting in the pond the mandarin wandered into the sky blue section of water. sku 20019

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE With a perfectly still mandarin the sat calmly for his portrait. sku 20020

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Just when I had made the statement in "mandarin silver lake" that its best to photograph these colourful birds in a monochrome background - I find myself being hypocritical as I do LOVE this most glorious of colourful photos. Daisies are monochrome and are very dif[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Rainy days are usually for putting cameras away for another day. This day was no exception as I saw the clouds gather I began to put my camera away. As I did so - the mandarin flew in and stood in the water and stared with an "annoyed expression" and contemplati[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Having photographed a mandarin in this exact same spot in December 2015 - I went back six months later as if by premonition. The premonition came true as another male mandarin flew in and stood directly opposite where the other one had stood six months before. This[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Taken six months apart in the same place The wintry side was a rainy day in December of 2015 and the summery side was a sunny day in July 2016.

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Mandarins are incredibly multi-coloured - from all the colours of the rainbow. This mandarin reminded of the phrase "awash with colour" and hence the photo title.

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE As photo judges say : If a photo of a a bird is a static subject : "I could have taken that photo myself. There is no skill taking a photo of a static bird ." One has to watch that static birds or birds to see when to capture that cute moment or moment of action. F[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Spots and stripes are the way of this photo with this Japanese butterfly. sku 30021

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE Like a sentry at his post this late afternoon greeted me with a rate close up portrait of this heron. The halo of blue sky reflection between the two tree reflections really enhances the overall scene. sku 60001

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE At the end of a busy sightseeing day - I went to the lake front and this heron was circling the fishermen and their catch. He would wait for the fishermen to do the HARD WORK of catching the fish and laying them out on the bank and then the heron would circle the f[...]

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The wing span of this bird is truly an amazing sight in this beautiful blue sky and clouds. The heron looks like a large jet airplane as it soars through the clouds. sku 60003

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE This heron is on his way to collect more branches to make his nest. When the heron flaps his wings and the photo is taken at that moment of a downward flap we see the full length of the wing. sku 60004

The wonder of high frames per second sees the wings at their highest. sku 60005

CLICK / TAP PHOTO TO ENLARGE The heron is a busy bird this time of year in mid January with his nest building. He scouts around and collects branches of the right size, drops off the branch at his nest and goes out again. sku 60006