Looking out of my window this morning from Arnhem, Milnerton I could not resist spending an hour or so birding along the Diep River, Woodbridge Island
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| Table Mountain view from across the Diep River : Samsung Galaxy Smartphone |
It was indeed a 'Sunday Beautiful Sunday' once I found myself hiking next to the Diep River, Woodbridge Island - with a soft South-Easterly wind giving the water tiny ripples across the river. Not the smooth conditions I prefer, but, nevertheless, more than adequate for birds in flight along the river and perched birds in the adjacent Table Bay Nature Reserve.
My only concern was the ongoing
City of Cape Town Unsatisfactory Water Quality Management / Progress Milnerton diminishing bird species from about an average of 35 species per day (2016/17) to about 12 species per day (2025).
Vernon Chalmers Birding Photography Training
The Relevance of the Canon EOS 6D Mark IIBirds and one Butterfly images during the morning- Common Waxbill
- Southern Mask Weaver
- Cape Bulbul
- Cape Sparrow
- Egyptian Goose
- Grey Heron
- African black oystercatcher
- Yellow-Billed Duck
- Black-Shouldered Kite in Flight
- Grey Heron in Flight
- African Sacred Ibis in Flight
- Cabbage white butterfly in Flight
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| Cape Waxbill : Along the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Southern Mask Weaver : Table Bay Nature Reserve, Woodbridge Island |
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| Cape Bulbul : Along the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Egyptian Goose : Along the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Grey Heron Chased by an Egyptian Goose : Other side of the Diep River |
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| Snoozing African Black Oystercatchers : Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Yellow- Billed Duck landing in the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Black-Shouldered Kite : Above the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| Grey Heron in Flight above the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
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| African Sacred Ibis High Above Woodbridge Island |
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| Cabbage White Butterfly in Flight : Along the Diep River, Woodbridge Island |
Location: Arnhem Milnerton, Diep River, Woodbridge Island, Table Bay Nature Reserve
Canon Camera / Lens for Bird Photography
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II (APS-C)
- Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM Lens
- SanDisk Extreme PRO 64GB 200 MB/s
Exposure / Focus Settings for Bird Photography
- Autofocus On
- Manual Mode
- Aperture f/5.6
- Auto ISO 400 - 2000
- Shutter Speeds 1/2500s
- No Image Stabilisation
- No Flash
- Handheld
Image Post-Processing: Lightroom Classic (Ver 14.5)
- Minor Adjustments (Crop / Exposure / Contrast)
- Noise and Spot Removal
- RAW to JPEG Conversion
