A white faced heron wades through a pond looking for food

Down to the pond

First Published: Tue May 12 2026
Last Updated: Tue May 12 2026

So as mentioned in my previous post, Wings Over Shellharbour is coming next week and I thought I would take a Roll About to test the gear I’m planning on using to document the day.

For this test I thought I would go down to one of the ponds around where I live where there is excellent opportunities for Bird photography.

In some ways I’m extremely lucky, I live in a nexus between creeping suburbia, established farm lands and wild bush that means that I can get around in my power chair and still capture some amazing bird life.

Anyway here’s the video