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  1. Not talking?

    Not talking?

    A bit distant these, but such lovely light and a beautiful blue sky beyond, set these two lorikeets off. Did I tell you how hot it was getting? Forecast to get up to the high 30's that day.
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    • 2019 australia lake claremont november perth rainbow lorikeet trichoglossus moluccanus western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Destroying or excavating?

    Destroying or excavating?

    I thought the Galahs were just doing their thing (destroying the top of the dead tree). Now I guess they're actually excavating a nest hole (though quite prepared to be corrected on that). This was another dead tree in the middle of the lake.
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    • 2019 australia eolophus roseicapilla galah lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Family time

    Family time

    Then we came to a little stilt family. It was nice to see them altogether like that. So I guess we have, one Pied Stilt, one Australian Stilt and one White-headed Stilt, LOL, not bad!!!
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    • 2019 australia himantopus leucocephalus lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth pied stilt pied stilt family western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Dead wood

    Dead wood

    A Straw-necked Ibis was sitting on top of one of the dead trees in the middle of the lake. That was nice, as I didn't get to see too many of these as they're not nearly so common as the others (at least not in the parts I visited).
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    • 2019 australia lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth straw-necked ibis threskiornis spinicollis western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Busy place

    Busy place

    Making his way towards the Pink-eared Duck was a Red-kneed Dotterel, quietly passing a foraging Grey Teal. There was plenty going on that morning! I was pleased to see the dotterel though, as I don't think I'd seen one for ages!
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    • 2019 anas gracilis australia erythrogonys cinctus grey teal lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth red-kneed dotterel western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. A sleepy pair

    A sleepy pair

    Moving on a yard or two was a Grey Teal dozing away with a Pink-eared Duck, who wasn't displaying a pink ear!
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    • 2019 anas gracilis australia grey teal lake claremont malacorhynchus membranaceus nikon coolpix p900 november perth pink-eared duck western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Confusion

    Confusion

    I get so confused between Australian and Australasian species LOL. This is an Australasian Swamphen, not as I have shown on the picture "Australian". I couldn't work out why I couldn't find many pictures in my Gallery LOL. A species that really doesn't seem to mind people wandering about round...
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    • 2019 australasian swamphen australia australian swamphen lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth porphyrio melanotus western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Where is he?

    Where is he?

    It looks like this Australian Ibis is watching for her mate LOL Not quite so colourful as Peter's ibis today, from the opposite side of the world!
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth threskiornis molucca western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. An early first

    An early first

    How pretty Nankeen Night Heron's are. My very first sighting of one and, in fact, my first sighting of any night heron. So, just a few birds in, and I've already got a Lifer for the day! I got a few pictures of him, but not many of them showed the plumes on his back which they produce when in...
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    • 2019 australia lake claremont nankeen night heron nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Pole Corellas

    Pole Corellas

    These two Little Corellas were on a dead stump out in the middle of the lake. They seemed rather intent on either chewing at the wood or having found some food, were stuffing themselves. Rather pretty birds are corellas I think.
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    • 2019 australia cacatua sanguinea lake claremont little corella nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Banded

    Banded

    Nearby foraging in the mud was a rather smart looking Buff-banded Rail. I'd been so fortunate to have seen quite a few of these, far less shy than rails in the UK LOL
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    • 2019 australia buff-banded rail gallirallus philippensis lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Reflective

    Reflective

    Another rather confused species for the Pied Stilt is also known as Australian Stilt and White-headed Stilt, LOL We'd had a long day driving up from Albany, eventually reaching Perth. But had difficulty opening the door to the house we'd rented. I eventually got it, when we'd relaxed and gone...
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    • 2019 australia himantopus leucocephalus lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth pied stilt western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Rather Fitting I Guess

    Rather Fitting I Guess

    That the very last picture I show you from Little Grove, should be a Western Rosella, one of the endemic Western Australian species. I was really quite taken by the beautiful colours in his wing and tail feathers.
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    • 2019 albany australia little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia western rosella
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  14. Bird on a wire

    Bird on a wire

    With the tide well out, there weren't many birds close enough for photography, so we started making our way back home. Another young Magpie was waiting to show us the way.
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    • 2019 albany australia australian magpie australian magpie juvenile gymnorhina tibicen little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
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  15. At last

    At last

    My first picture of Black Swans from Little Grove, as although there always seemed to be some Out There, they were far too far away to photograph. These two came over to apologise for their bad behaviour, as if they knew this was my last day in Albany.
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    • 2019 albany australia black swan cygnus atratus little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
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  16. Silvery

    Silvery

    My last picture of the day, a pretty little Silvereye in a bush at the back of the garden. I still love them!
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    • 2019 albany australia little grove nikon coolpix p900 november silvereye western australia zosterops lateralis
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  17. Thirst quenching

    Thirst quenching

    A Red-eared Firetail seems at risk of losing his balance and going for an early bath LOL. Cute, aren't they
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    • albany australia little grove nikon coolpix p900 red-eared firetail stagonopleura oculata western australia
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  18. Likes the scrub obviously

    Likes the scrub obviously

    There was also a White-browed Scrubwren foraging in the border; I think this is the female. One of the little guys that is quite easy to identify with that little white scribble on the wing patch.
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    • 2019 albany australia little grove nikon coolpix p900 november sericornis frontalis western australia white-browed scrubwren
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  19. Wee grey one

    Wee grey one

    When we got back home there was a Grey Fantail had arrived. This was the only time I saw one in the garden. In fact it appears it was the only one I'd seen since way back with Hans at his forest water hole in Queensland. I really thought I'd seen more than that!
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    • 2019 albany australia grey fantail little grove november rhipidura albiscapa western australia
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  20. View of another National Park

    View of another National Park

    So then we made our way down to Cheynes Beach, rather beautiful, as you can see. It also gave us nice views of the neighbouring national park called Many Peaks - you can just see a few of them in the distance.
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    • 2019 australia cheynes beach landscape mode november waychinicup waychinicup national park waychinicup np westerb australia
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  21. Rather distant fly-over

    Rather distant fly-over

    So the chat Alex had with the two guys produced the information that one of them, an experienced birdwatcher, had seen and photographed a Noisy Scrubwren that morning, which was on our list for the day. He showed us his picture which was on his camera. So after lunch we set off following his...
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    • 2019 australia hieraaetus morphnoides little eagle nikon coolpix p900 november possible little eagle waychinicup national park western australia
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  22. Standing proud

    Standing proud

    Fortunately I found a White-faced Heron a bit closer, so managed a rather better picture than that of the Osprey. That meant I could put the camera down and concentrate on eating lunch. It was about then I realised that Alex was having a chat with another couple of guys, quizzing them for any...
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    • 2019 australia egretta novaehollandiae nikon coolpix p900 november waychinicup national park waychinicup np western australia white-faced heron
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  23. Rocky

    Rocky

    After driving round exploring a few roads we hauled up at a picnic area overlooking a gorge. Rather distant, on the far side was an Eastern Osprey looking rather as if he was on sentry duty LOL.
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    • 2019 australia eastern osprey nikon coolpix p900 november pandion haliaetus pandion haliaetus cristatus waychinicup national park western australia
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  24. Beware Deep Water

    Beware Deep Water

    The next day (my penultimate one in Albany) was spent at Waychinicup NP. Another with glorious coastal views. It seems to be in two sections with the Many Peaks NP in between them. We turned off the main road and drove a long way in. I got Alex to stop here so I could get a picture of the road...
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    • 2019 albany australia nikon coolpix p900 november waychinicup national park western australia
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  25. When you've an itch

    When you've an itch

    The last picture from that day was a Laughing Dove I found on my way back to the house. This species has been introduced to Australia, they're actually an African species.
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    • 2019 albany australia laughing dove little grove nikon coolpix p900 november streptopelia senegalensis western australia
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