On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 01:49:47 +1000, Krypsis >
wrote:

>On 21/08/2012 1:07 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:48:58 +1000, Krypsis >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 22/05/2012 1:07 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>> On May 20, 8:11 pm, ImStillMags > wrote:
>>>>> The New York Times is asking for pictures of the wildlife you have
>>>>> visit you in your yard.
>>>>>
>>>>> You can submit a photo and see what has been submitted here.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/s...ers-photos.htm...
>>>>>
>>>>> Sheldon could send them some good pictures of his menagerie.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some of the pictures are amazing.
>>>>
>>>> LOL. My fence keeps the deer out - we mostly don't appreciate them.
>>>> The only wildlife I have in the backyard is a family of rabbits - I
>>>> don't know why they are in my yard, I don't even have a garden,
>>>> whereas my neighbors have two large gardens. ;-)
>>>>
>>>> N.
>>>>
>>> Being in an urban area, my backyard is relatively small. About all you
>>> see in the way of native animals is the ubiquitous possum, an arboreal
>>> creature, of which there are two common varieties in my area, Brushtail
>>> and Ringtail. My Jack Russell Terrier ensures they remain in their
>>> aboreal habitat. They use the overhead electricity wires to migrate from
>>> tree to tree using adjacent houses to access the electricity grid where
>>> no trees are close enough to the wires.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possum
>>>
>>> In my immediate area, the main bird of note is the Bellbird or, as it is
>>> more correctly known, Bell Myna. The area in which I live is known
>>> coloquially as the Bellbird Area of Blackburn. Because of the high level
>>> of trees in the suburb, including the area around Blackburn Lake,
>>> birdlife is very prolific. The Bell Myna makes itself known by its
>>> distinctive "bell like" call.
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Miner
>>>
>>> Sorry, no kangaroo, wombats or other unique Australian wildlife here as
>>> the urban density is too great for them.
>>
>> Hmm, thought they'd be photos you've actually taken... I can find a
>> wiki picture of an African elephant and claim there's a herd in my
>> yard.
>
>But I wouldn't believe you.

Goose/Gander

>The possums are nocturnal. I don't have the skills or equipment to take
>a decent photo of them even if they would hang around long enough to
>allow me to do it.
>
>The Bellbirds, on the other hand, are fairly small and usually hidden in
>the tree canopy. I would need a lot of time, patience and a decent
>camera with extreme telephoto lens and tripod to even have a chance of
>taking a decent shot. I can hear the bellbirds all the time however.

Nonsence, photographing small birds at a distance is very easy, I've
taken pictures of many birds at a great distance and in terrible
light, amazingly today's digicams work wonderfully well. Takes no
special skills, equipment, or undue patience to capture ordinary
images of wildlife, I do it all the time... no one is asking for Nat
Geo precision. I keep an ordinary low end digicam within arms reach
and don't use a tripod... todays cameras have great built-in telephoto
capability and correct for most user errors automatically, even for
unsteadyness. My camera is nearly ten years old and still takes
excellent pictures, the new ones are fantastic, and cost a lot less.
'Possums are easy, nightime doesn't bother me, I have a night vision
early warning system:
http://i46.tinypic.com/rc4wte.jpg
http://i50.tinypic.com/k0of2w.jpg
http://i45.tinypic.com/2v8269h.jpg