Gold of many types

Hi,

My contributions to the forum have been meagre as I have not been in a position to spend much time down at the gold fields, nearly 700 km away!

However, I spent an interesting week and a bit own at Inglewood with a friend from Tamworth who found his first two pieces of gold, his first 0.92 grams!

Apart from that highlight, my finds were very thin on the ground, but I was happy to snag a 1.93 grammer deep in the gravel at 30 cm with my 5000/14 inch Elite coil. My only other nugget which if I breathed on it may weigh close to 0.5 was found working the scrub.

It was a classic case of the gold been above the ground and around me as well. I was pleased to capture some species of birds I had not photographed at all including some beautiful Red Capped Robins. I have included a shot of the male and the female as well as a shot I got of the Varied Sittella at Inglewood. Unfortunately, the Red Capped Robin is suffering from predators and have become uncommon in many areas. I usually see the Flame Robin in my are as well as the Eastern Yellow Robin.

Ian

Always nice to see any photos Ian..
The gold is awesome, its always nice seeing someone is pinging a few pieces no matter what the size.

The photos of those birds is outstanding

Thankyou for sharing

Those images are sharp great job Willo

Nice work with some Gold Willo

Excellent photos to boot

Gotta luv the great Aussie bush.....!!

Very nice finds there Ian. Congrats for your finds and thanks for sharing your great pics.

Cheers.

Mike.

Willo, all the photos are magnificent. I love watching the flame robins flying around me as well as the other birds flitting from shrub to shrub in search of food. It certainly is a case of "all the glitters is not gold".

Well done.

Axtyr.

Willo - Amazing pics mate, especially in the northern Goldfields you can get very close to the bird life. Lucky enough about 12 months ago to see a pair of mallee fowl. Capturing these photos is important in demonstrating that we are not destroying the bush and appreciating and capturing its natural beauty

Jen wrote:Always nice to see any photos Ian..
The gold is awesome, its always nice seeing someone is pinging a few pieces no matter what the size.  

The photos of those birds is outstanding

Thankyou for sharing

Thank you for our very kind words Jen, its a pleasure, with me my contribution is hopefully quality over quantity!

Ian

deutran wrote:Those images are sharp great job Willo

Cheers Deutran - if only I had your gold finding skills!

Nice pictures Willo.

Nice gold & wildlife pictures Willo. Know that all/any contribution to this forum, in way of members prospecting adventures/finds, is always appreciated. Well done.

Cheers Kon.

Rwork wrote:Nice pictures Willo.

Thank you Ray

Kon61gold wrote:Nice gold & wildlife pictures Willo. Know that all/any contribution to this forum, in way of members prospecting adventures/finds, is always appreciated. Well done.

Cheers Kon.  

Thanks Kon, you guys do a terrific job as admins, I hope you get to swing the wand regularly yoursef!

Real nice finds mate and love the bird photos. Very professional.
wombat