Thursday morning I awoke to more gloomy weather, but surprisingly at around 10 am a couple of breaks appeared in the clouds. I decided to visit a Bird Park I had heard about. Situated off William Nicol Drive, Monte Casino hides a treasure in Gauteng! I was surprised to find one of the most beautiful animal parks I have ever seen. I would highly recommend this park at Monte Casino for both young and old!
Firstly I did not need a 500mm lens here. The birds were close enough, sometimes even too close, to shoot, which is not a normal occurrence with wildlife! There are many different species of birds and most of them are used to being close to people, so they don’t fly away when you take shots of them. The birds are enclosed in what one could call an enormous cage, which has been created with a very large net. Under the net you will find what would appear to be natural habitat, with various species trees as well as a water feature which creates a wetland habitat.
There is a bridge through the trees, which makes it possible to view the birds at eye level in the tree tops. I have taken so many incredible pictures of the birds using my canon EOS1DS Mark3 with a Canon 70-200LIS 2.8 plus Canon extender 1.4 and a 580 Mark2 flash. I decided to return to the park for a second day of wonderful shooting.
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