Clique Photography Challenge - Water

Fairfax Media (Sydney Morning Herald, The Age) have started the Clique Photographers Association, and are running a year-long series of monthly challenges.  February's theme was water; these are some of the pictures I took as I worked out what to submit.

This was the one I submitted.

I didn't make the list of finalists but, hey, there 1400 entries!

Good morning!

Apparently it's not obvious that the first three photos here show 2 different birds, so here are a few more that should help.

Female red-winged parrot

Female

Male red-winged parrot

Male taking off

Making the most of a mistake

Somehow I managed to adjust the zoom while taking the photo, but it's amazing what you can achieve with photo-editing software!

A trip to the zoo Part 4

Some more of the wonderful and interesting creatures at Taronga Zoo.  It was a great day - I might have to do it again!

The Front Door

Goodfellow's Tree-
kangaroo

Goodfellow's Tree-kangaroo

Drop bear

Lizard

Another lizard

Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby

Tortoise

Fur seal

Argumentative Fur
 seals

Pygmy hippo

Asian elephant playing

Asian elephants

Giraffes

Giraffe

Zebra

Bongo

Western Lowland Gorilla

Binturong

Lar gibbon

White-cheeked gibbon

Sun Bear

Himalayan Tahr

Himalayan Tahr

View from the Sky Safari

A trip to the zoo Part 3

These are truly amazing animals, and I feel very privileged to have got these pictures!