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  1. Wanderer

    Wanderer

    The last visitor before lunch was this Zebra Finch. You may remember me telling you it was a bit of a conundrum, as they're not found in that corner of Western Australia, the nearest populations being over 100 kms away. We quizzed a family nearby, who had an aviary of assorted birds, but they...
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    • 2019 albany australia little grove nikon coolpix p900 november taeniopygia guttata western australia zebra finch
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Long tail

    Long tail

    At last I spotted the female Splendid Fairywren. She has a lovely blue tail, doesn't she.
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    • 2019 albany australia little grove malurus splendens nikon coolpix p900 november splendid fairywren splendid fairywren female western australia
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. You look awful wet

    You look awful wet

    A Silvereye, was looking askance at a soaking wet Splendid Fairywren. Not sure, but I think the fairywren may be a young male, as he doesn't seem to be completely blue over the back. Have you ever had one of those days when things seem to start going wrong as soon as you wake up. Such was this...
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    • 2019 albany little grove malurus splendens nikon coolpix p900 november silvereye splendid fairywren western australia zosterops lateralis
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Simply Splendid

    Simply Splendid

    We got back home for a quick lunch and I got some great views of a Splendid Fairywren in the garden. Sadly I really didn't get too many pictures of this stunner.
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    • 2019 albany australia little grove malurus splendens nikon coolpix p900 november splendid fairywren western australia
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Not quite ready to leave

    Not quite ready to leave

    Last one from the ponds was this young Eurasian Coot. He looks pretty independent, doesn't he; however mum was not far out of shot
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    • albany australia eurasian coot eurasian coot juvenile fulica atra australis nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. One of my favourites

    One of my favourites

    A real entertainers are Willie-Wagtails, constantly on the move too and so brave with it! He was on a bit of a jetty type construction close to the water. Such stark contrast made for a rather tricky shot.
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    • 2019 albany australia nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds rhipidura leucophrys western australia willie-wagtail
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. An attractive oddity

    An attractive oddity

    This is the one that's not sure if it's duck or goose. They are on the large size for a duck and appear to have the bill of a goose. This means that they are the only representatives in the genus Chenonetta (making this a monotypic genus). Maned Ducks are fairly widespread in Australia.
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    • 2019 albany australia chenonetta jubata maned duck nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds western australia
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Jet-lagged

    Jet-lagged

    Don't know about anyone else, but I still feel a bit jet-lagged after the clock change yesterday LOL. Here's a Hardhead found on one of the ponds in Albany. Amazing really how many species there were there! (Still more to come!)
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    • 2019 albany australia aythya australis hardhead nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Cormorants galore

    Cormorants galore

    A slight hiatus occurred when a very colourful, very long train passed. All sorts of cartoon type things had been painted on the wagons. We then found a gap in the trees enabling us to take in this view of one of the larger ponds. If you look closely at that those trees on the other side of the...
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    • 12 november 2019 albany australia nikon coolpix p900 princess royal drive ponds western australia
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    • Category: Landscapes
  10. Co-operative

    Co-operative

    Some birds just know how to pose and don't play the nasty tricks on you that most others do!! Australian Ibis were always very co-operative and I just couldn't resist taking pictures of them
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    • 2019 albany australia australian ibis nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds threskiornis molucca western australia
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Intricate

    Intricate

    For once an overhead treetop image wasn't in silhouette, even so, the Little Black Cormorant had such strong sunlight on him it bleached some of his plumage. Even so you can see how intricate his plumage is.
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    • 2019 albany australia little black cormorant nikon coolpix p900 november phalacrocorax sulcirostris princess royal ponds western australia
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Stately

    Stately

    A handsome Pacific Black Duck cruised across one pond as if he owned the place. He does look rather magnificent, I thought.
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    • 2019 albany anas superciliosa australia nikon coolpix p900 november pacific black duck princess royal ponds western australia
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Not very co-operative

    Not very co-operative

    Chestnut Teal are really quite attractive, but this pair didn't really want to show themselves off to me, so we're not really seeing their prettiest side.
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    • 2019 albany anas castanea australia chestnut teal nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Foraging

    Foraging

    After breakfast we started off back at the Ponds on the way in to Albany. The Common Sandpiper, was still around, on a different pond and rather distant. I really had a job finding him, through the viewfinder, so had to look for something big I could use as a guide. A bush at the top of the...
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    • 2019 actitis hypoleucos albany australia common sandpiper nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds western australia
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. A pretty morning visitor

    A pretty morning visitor

    I didn't see many of these Western Rosellas, in fact the only ones I did see were in Alex and June's garden. Thought you'd like to see what the plumage on their back is like for a change
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    • 2019 albany australia birdwatching mode little grove nikon coolpix p900 november platycercus icterotis western australia western rosella
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Keeping a low profile

    Keeping a low profile

    In the morning, a juvenile Australian Magpie was sitting on the fence in deep shade - I've managed to lighten it a little.
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie australian magpie juvenile gymnorhina tibicen gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Similar but different

    Similar but different

    Back at home in the garden were a Common Bronzewing and Laughing Dove - they look quite pally, don't they. The sun was at just the right angle to produce some very pretty iridescence on the wing of the Bronzewing, and that's how he gets the name of course.
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    • 2019 albany australia common bronzewing laughing dove little grove november phaps chalcoptera streptopelia senegalensis western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Friend or Foe

    Friend or Foe

    I'm not so sure my first thought about this image was correct, in that the Eurasian Coot was admiring himself. I've a feeling he may think that's a rival, as the next few images in the sequence showed him diving, and I really do believe he was trying to chase away the intruder LOL.
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    • 2019 albany australia eurasian coot fulica atra fulica atra australis lake seppings nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Observations

    Observations

    A Little Black Cormorant was taking note of what was to be seen in the vicinity (as was I LOL)
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    • 2019 albany australia lake seppings little black cormorant nikon coolpix p900 november phalacrocorax sulcirostris western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Pacific meets Indian

    Pacific meets Indian

    Although this is a Pacific Black Duck, he's nowhere near the Pacific for the ocean there is the Indian!
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    • 2019 albany anas superciliosa australia lake seppings nikon coolpix p900 november pacific black duck western australia
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Glistening

    Glistening

    At last we arrived at the water and there was a most unusual Australasian Grebe. Just love the way the light had caught him, and pleased it worked out.
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    • 2019 albany australasian grebe lake seppings nikon coolpix p900 november tachybaptus novaehollandiae western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Tricky light

    Tricky light

    Well, we safely negotiated our way round the whistler and started our walk around the lake, first encountering a Welcome Swallow on a tree snag.
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    • 2019 albany australia hirundo neoxena lake seppings november welcome swallow western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Distracted

    Distracted

    After lunch we headed off for another inspection of Lake Seppings on the other side of Albany. As I got out of the car, there in front of me was a female Western Whistler - she didn't seem to be aware of us!
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    • 2019 albany australia lake seppings nikon coolpix p900 november pachycephala fuliginosa pachycephala fuliginosa occidentalis western australia western whistler
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Surprise rubbish

    Surprise rubbish

    As June and I continued to explore the ponds, we reached yet another one when a "whoosh" and "peep" went past us. "What was that?" said June. I had an idea, but couldn't believe what I'd heard. It wasn't until I found it sheltering in the darkest corner he could find, that I confirmed it as a...
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    • 2019 actitis hypoleucos albany australia common sandpiper nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds western australia
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Pretty ones

    Pretty ones

    Really, of all the anas species of ducks, I think the Chestnut Teal are right up there in the beauty stakes! The female, for me, is rather difficult to separate from the Grey Teal. This pair swam across one of the ponds as we continued our wander.
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    • 2019 albany anas castanea australia chestnut teal nikon coolpix p900 november princess royal ponds western australia
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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