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That’s a kakariki. My list of birds-to-get-good-photographs-of is getting short.

In case you’re unaware, today is my birthday. And I got a 70D (too hard to find a bad link). And a nifty fifty. One of which I will be using on the last excursion that I’m planning (I think I’ve been coerced into going on a holiday on the 28th) before I enter my thesis cave (expected exit: May 1 2014). The excursions will continue over this time, just Melissa will be organising them.

Since this is yet another new toy, I will be doing the obvious thing: Zealandia. And Melissa will have the 1100D to learn/play with. I’ll have to rejig my bag though.

The forecast looks average, which seems to be the best for bird-spotting. 021366055 like normal. We normally aim to got there by 1015, we can give rides, and it’s probably a cut-lunch day (which means going deep into the valley).

Oh, if anyone wants a postcard from Perth, I’m heading there on Sunday. So give me an address. As a bonus, I speak the language this time.