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Early autumn herons & swallows - Narooma, Autumn 2023


The weather in Narooma is starting to cool with Autumn dropping the temperatures. There was also a cold snap over Easter that caught us unprepared with our more suitable clothes unfortunately left back in Canberra. Luckily, I had clothes that would keep me warm enough on my bike so I headed out on Good Friday to explore the area. While riding along the Mill Bay Boardwalk I saw two Welcome Swallows perched on the end of a cross beam that supported the wooden boards. The one nearer to me seemed nervous because of my presence. It would fly off in a rapid circle before returning beside its fellow swallow. It did that a few times before it stayed on the cross beam, although even there it regularly shuffled its position while the second swallow stayed still. I love the colours of the Welcome Swallow so I was glad that this one stayed still a few times for me. A number of birds were still around but the weather was cooler and the days shorter with Winter a couple of months away. I am still enjoying getting to the coast to see the nature there and I hope you enjoy the photographs below.

More of this story is on my blog at https://bit.ly/autumn_Narooma_birds
Two Welcome Swallows on the Mill Bay Boardwalk
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF70-200mm f/4L IS II USM [ISO 400, 200mm, f/8.0 and 1/800 SEC])
Australian Pelican standing on a barely submerged sand flat in the pre-dawn light
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1000, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Masked Lapwings on a sand bank
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 160, 300mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
White-faced Heron searching for food
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 400, 300mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Australia Rock in early morning silhouette
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF70-200mm f/4L IS II USM [ISO 100, 194mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Welcome Swallow pair on the Mill Bay Boardwalk
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF70-200mm f/4L IS II USM [ISO 800, 200mm, f/4.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Despite Narooma getting colder because of Autumn there was still a lot of life around. I didn't have as much opportunity to photograph as I would have liked, and I saw far more than I was able to photograph. Hopefully, I will return again soon and have better luck photographing some interesting subjects.

Thanks for reading this post and thanks also for looking at my photos. I hope you come back again to read more about some of the wonderful natural things that the south coast of New South Wales has on offer. All the best until the next post.
Early autumn herons & swallows - Narooma, Autumn 2023
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Early autumn herons & swallows - Narooma, Autumn 2023

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