Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake located in the middle of Canberra city. For some people in the city it is an unofficial division between the north and south of the city. While the lake was part of the original design of Canberra financial decisions taken at the creation of Canberra meant that the lake was only completed about five decades after the rest of the city. However, now, it is an integral part of the urban life-style of so many Canberrans, whether they play on it, around it or just enjoy a passing glimpse as they commute near it. The lake is a place I enjoy greatly, whether I am in my kayak paddling on it or on my bike cycling around it. It is also a location that attracts a lot of wildlife, especially birds.
This post sort of fell together when I realised that I had a number of photographs related to the lake and the waterways connected to it. I therefore decided to do a large post to include all those photos together. The post is an eclectic mix but I hope that you like the photographs below.
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Double rainbows over Lake Burley Griffin
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 250, 104mm, f/14 and 1/160 SEC])
Near Scrivener Dam
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/240 SEC]
My kayak’s bow, trying an artistic shot
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 400, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC])
Two Australian Pelicans swimming in the half-light of dawn
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 2000, 400mm, f/6.3 and 1/250 SEC])
Moat likely the same two, a while later, the birds do like these swimming pontoons
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
A different morning found an Australian Pelican on the swimming pontoon
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/800 SEC])
Australian Pelican from a different angle
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/2000 SEC]
Family of Black Swans
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 640, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/250 SEC])
Australasian Darter juvenile
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 400, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Australasian Darter male swimming near Scrivener Dam
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1000, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC])
This male at Sullivans Creek did not feel like sticking about for a photograph
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1600, 400mm, f/7.1 and 1/400 SEC])
Still looking for that shot
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 250, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Finally happy with a picture of a male darter
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 800, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC])
I also liked this photograph of an Australasian Darter but for different reasons
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 320, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/250 SEC])
Dusky Moorhen
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1600, 400mm, f/7.1 and 1/400 SEC])
Little Black Cormorants on a swimming pontoon
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 400, 400mm, f/10 and 1/320 SEC])
Silver Gull on a post
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 400, 220mm, f/10 and 1/320 SEC])
Silver Gull on the top right part of this small structure - note also the evidence of the birds use of this structure
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 120, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/15 SEC]
A group of Silver Gulls on what is becoming one of my favourite backdrops, a swimming pontoon
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/500 SEC]
Great Cormorant on a navigation warning pylon
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Head shot of a Great Cormorant
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Two Great Cormorants on a swimming pontoon
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 400, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/500 SEC]
Sacred Kingfisher up the Molonglo River
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 4000, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/320 SEC])
White-browed Scrubwren at Sullivans Creek
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 320, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/320 SEC])
Australian Reed Warbler
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 2000, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Gippsland Water Dragon sunning itself on the bank of Sullivans Creek
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 250, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Gippsland Water Dragon on a different day
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 320, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/320 SEC])
Gippsland Water Dragon in a congested part of Woolshed Creek just before it flows into the Molonglo River
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 2000, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Dragonfly case
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1250, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Stump with a weed growing out of it in the Molonglo River
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1250, 100mm, f/8.0 and 1/250 SEC])
Fallen tree in the lake
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 250, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/200 SEC])
Rower training on the lake in the early morning
(Canon EOS 6D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 160, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
A popular place for early morning balloon tours
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 400, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/400 SEC]
Bridge carrying the bike path over the inlet that leads to the Royal Golf Club
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 800, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/400 SEC]
Where the warning buoys meet the shoreline
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/320 SEC]
Equipment used to maintain the lake surrounded by water covered in blue-green algae
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 120, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/15 SEC]
Confluence of the Molonglo River, on the right flowing to the top of the picture,, with Yarralumla Creek, on the left
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/1600 SEC]
Silt build-up at the confluence
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/1000 SEC]
Blue-green algae build-up on the silt
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/640 SEC]
Looking back up the Molonglo River towards Scrivener Dam
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/1600 SEC]
