Mutton bird Island Nature Reserve…

…is home to thousands of wedge-tailed shearwaters that some back to nest each year in August, from South East Asia. Pictured here are ugly, but protective concrete blocks, dulled ocean water from the rain and part of the reserve, located at the Jetty in Coffs Harbour, NSW. Oh, and I discovered I had the option of adding long exposure to my photo, so I couldn’t help it…

[Joanne Capizzi]

I never heard of this bird. Hope you get a photo of one. The landscape looks very rugged.

[Shutterbug]

Nice use of the long exposure. I love that beautiful green.

[Yao RL]

Local Maoris eat mutton birds, I have never seen them before.

[eDorre]

Love the look of the smooth water

[Diana]

I love the way the smooth waves are lapping at the rocky coastline.

[Valerie Chesney]

Wonderful image, so much to view!

[Bill Davidson]

Nice use of long exposure..

[Brian]

Lovely long exposure capture

[Susan Wakely]

Nice use of long exposure. Not heard of a Mutton bird but very familiar with shearwaters.

[Babs]

It looks quite bleak out there. We went there a few years ago and David was bitten by a march fly and had a really bad reaction to it.

[Wylie]

It does look a bit bleak. It must be noisy with all those mutton birds!

[Michelle]

Lovely capture

[Renee Salamon]

Lovely wintery-tones

[Peter Dulis]

Nice

[Boxplayer]

Love a reserve, long exposure adds an interesting effect to the water

[Rob Z]

I love the silky looking wave action..

[Junan Heath]

Beautiful shot!