Sunday, 14 June 2009

Early dawn reflections 2

6:52 to 7:00 am.









7:22 - 7:23 am


Early dawn reflections 1

6:30 to 6:36 am. Declination +23d 15m 3s.






Saturday, 13 June 2009

Stained glass reflections

6:42 to 6:44 am.






Monday, 8 June 2009

Late north west sunset

5:23 - 5:32 pm.










Look what's atop the Metro


It is nervous and doesn't hang around long.

This is a pied magpie or currawong. Natty, as ravenous in beak and claw as its cousins, but an entirely different disposition. A more agitated sort of bird, far easily spooked than the others. Pieds seem to mount a big challenge every so often for the currawongs territory. Their brief reign on stolen currawong territory down along Victoria St a couple of years ago is well documented.