Mount Nardi at 812 metres is a peak in the Nightcap Range of the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Swathed in semi tropical rainforest, the dense crown cover means there is little light for good photography. Last weeks visit to Mount Nardi was an introduction to the Logrunner, the Little Shrike-thrush, and to the call of the Albert’s Lyrebird.
The Logrunner, a fascinating thrush sized bird that forages in the leaves and debris of the rainforest floor for invertebrate prey, much in the fashion of the lyrebird. The female, shown here, is unusual being more colourful than the male who sports a white chest in place of the female’s rufus colours.
The low light meant a slow shutter speed and extremely high ISO was needed to capture the Logrunner on the dark forest floor. These pictures where taken at 1/100 seconds, f/5.6 at ISO 8000 using a EF Canon 100-400 f /4.5 - 5.6L IS II USM lens.