Close Enough!

This image all stems from a conversation with GingerNan yesterday. She told us that if you have a camera up to your face you don't frighten birds away. Really? Yes, she was adamant and had tried it out herself. Today I was driving near the estuary and these 2 king shags were sitting on their rocks, close to the shore. So, I tried it out, camera to my eye, walking closer and closer, hoping like heck that I wouldn't trip over a rock. They didn't budge! not until I was about to put a foot in the water. Unbelievable. One of them must have got wind of me, or caught movement - something unsettled it. I was close enough. But, unbelievably, it worked! Thanks GingerNan - and btw - Happy Birthday!

Do go Large and check out the beautiful feathers. They must be in the breeding season as the shag still on the rock has blue around its eyes.

I met up with Artival in town today; we visited the amazing, startling and even disturbing World Press Photo Exhibition at the James Hight Library at the University of Canterbury. It's well worth visiting and runs until 24th August.