Almost all day. And you know we are set for a wet day when the lorikeets huddle under the eaves at 6.30am and they're still there almost eleven hours later. It has been that sort of day. Gloomy too. So that necessitated experimenting with the built-in flash, not something I like to do normally but the eerie artificiality of the artificial light added a certain something to the displays of plumage today.
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| It started as a dark and stormy morning |
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| And then in a flash... |
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| ...the colours illuminated |
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| And then later there was preening to be done |
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| Pondering to be pondered |
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| Call of the wild lorikeet |
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| 'There's a feather in ya beak' |
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| 'That's not funny' |
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| Feathers (detail) |
The rain is apparently easing, meaning a trip up the highway to start packing up the office begins in earnest tomorrow. But today, the lori rain gauge was in full mode, and the gardens really appreciate the drenching I'm sure.
[Camera: Canon EOS60D, 70-300mm, 6.34am, 8.59am, 11.21am, 1.22pm, 4.18pm, 4.46pm-4.49pm, 5 January 2016]
