Sydney visit mid august 2008

[martindn]

Hi Graeme,

Since you seem interested in shots of the airport, here are a few more.



This one is quite hard to see. It is the view over Botany Bay, taken from the airport perimeter track. On the far shore, just to the right of centre, you can see a house. This I'm told, is close to the spot where Captain Cook made his first landing.



This one was taken inside one of the lighting substations (or Lighting Equipment Rooms as they call them at Sydney). The boxes to the right ae the constant current regulators that power the airfield lighting circuits.



Now some more aircraft shots












Martin

[graemek]

Great shots Martin,

Love the Singapore air 747 at vr.

At one stage I used to wonder why all airliner fuselages had "that shape" underneath the rear part. Your shot illustrates it exactly.

Graeme

[graemek]

Hi Martin & All,
When Martin & I did our sightseeing jaunt around some of Sydney I pointed out various birds normally seen.
Among those was the Noisy Miner which is seen really throughout Australia & is native to the country.
Well, I have at last been able to 'bag' a few decent shots of that bird. They're full of personality & very lovable.

[Sandy Wilderness Girl]

Hey Graemek...we get heaps of this liitle bird here hey....do u know what they eat...they wont eat bread hey...they are so friendly tho...they follow me around the verandah all the time...just watching me but tlike they come on real close u could almost touch them hey....wow they cute hey...like they just seem to follow you around hey.....now i know what there called ...cool taaa hey...noisy Mynah...cool....
taaaa heaps
Sandyxxx

[graemek]

Hi Sandy,
Nice to see you posting !!
Sorry Sandy, I spelt the bird's name wrong.
Here's a bit of info on NOISY MINERS.

australianmuseum.net.au/Noisy-Miner

They are listed among Honey Eaters.
Size range
28 cm

Habitat

Urban and rural areas, forests and woodlands
Behaviour and adaptations
Feeding and Diet

The Noisy Miner feeds on nectar, fruits and insects. Very occasionally they will eat small reptiles and amphibians. Food is either taken from trees or on the ground. In keeping with its highly social nature, the Noisy Miner usually feeds in large groups.
Communication

Loud 'pwee pwee pwee' and a piping 'pee pee pee'when alarmed.
Life cycle

Noisy Miners breed in colonies from July to December and several broods may be reared in this time. The female constructs the nest and incubates the eggs alone, but both sexes will care for and feed the young birds. Additional 'helpers' also feed the young. Interestingly, these helpers are almost always male birds.

I agree with you Sandy. Birds are fascinating to watch, specially if they show an interest in you !!!

Graeme

[martindn]

Thanks for the great photos Graeme!

I remember you showing me some of those when I was over in Sydney last year. I tried to photograph them too, but didn't get resilts like yours!

Martin