• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
Where premium quality meets exceptional value. ZEISS Conquest HDX.

carrara lakes

  1. Halloween rehearsal?

    Halloween rehearsal?

    Are these two practising the duck equivalent of hunting for apples in a barrel? Well it was nearing Halloween of course. Never did get them with their heads up.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia carrara lakes dendrocygna arcuata gold coast golf course lake nikon coolpix p900 october queensland saturday fun wandering whistling duck
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Over the trees

    Over the trees

    We were there for about half an hour watching them fly over (standing in the road for most of it so had to dodge the traffic LOL). The light was getting worse all the time of course; so although I took a lot of pictures I'll just show you these two. There are 3 species found in the Gold Coast...
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • carrara lakes flying fox fruit bat gold coast queensland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Pterodactyl?

    Pterodactyl?

    ... and then, as the light began to fade they started to come! Fruit Bats, or Flying Foxes. Loads of them flying out of the trees round the lake and over the road. This was one of the first to appear. I'd seem some in Brisbane at their roost site, but this was the first ones in flight. Amazing.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • carrara lakes flying fox fruit bat gold coast queensland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  4. Not a fig in sight

    Not a fig in sight

    As we were leaving making our way back to the road, I spotted this female figbird enjoying the late afternoon sun. It was now a case of waiting for the next event of the day to start!
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australasian figbird australia carrara lakes female gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october queensland sphecotheres vieilloti
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Peeping out

    Peeping out

    This Australasian Swamphen was just showing a glimpse of his white undertail... looks like a single feather. This was all I got as he disappeared behind the tree! Originally included in the Purple Swamphen all those were split into 6 species a few years ago.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australasian swamphen australia carrara lakes emerald lakes gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october porphyrio melanotus queensland
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Two litter pickers

    Two litter pickers

    Underneath where the Darter and Egret was were a few Ibis; just showing you two of them though.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia australian ibis carrara lakes emerald lakes gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october queensland threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Mrs Stubborn

    Mrs Stubborn

    In the water, near the Darter, was this female Hardhead. The males are easy with their white eyes which show up so well, the ladies though have a dark eye.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia aythya australis carrara lakes emerald lake female gold coast hardhead nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. A long tail too

    A long tail too

    This very alert looking Darter was over there too... wonder if he was watching a golf match LOL
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 anhinga novaehollandiae australasian darter australia carrara lakes emerald lakes gold coast october queensland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Whistling Egret

    Whistling Egret

    There was quite an assortment or birds on the golf course side. Here we have a Great White Egret with two Wandering Whistling Ducks at his feet. There was another pair of these ducks in the water, but the only picture I got of them was with their tails in the air LOL (think I'll be holding...
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 ardea alba australia carrara lakes dendrocygna arcuata emerald lakes gold coast golf course lake great egret nikon coolpix p900 october queensland wandering whistling duck
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Dusky

    Dusky

    We crossed over the road and explored what I'll now call the Golf Course Lake (there was a golf course on the other side of the water. This seemed to attract many different species like this Dusky Moorhen.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia carrara lakes dusky moorhen emerald lake gallinula tenebrosa gold coast golf course lake nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. A bad penny?

    A bad penny?

    Oh no.... I don't think so, they're rather nice ducks, and rarely absent from any water body that I went to. I've posted this one as I like the green colours reflected in the water.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 anas superciliosa australia carrara lakes gold coast lily pond nikon coolpix p900 october pacific black duck queensland
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Nothing else like it

    Nothing else like it

    The Magpie Goose has a couple of unique features, a knob on the forehead (varying in size) and a hooked bill. They also have only partially webbed feet. They are therefore a monotypic species and the only member of it's genus. There were a few around this lake, a couple on this island and some...
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 anseranas semipalmata australia carrara carrara lakes emerald lakes gold coast lily pond magpie goose nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Widespread

    Widespread

    By widespread I mean this is a species that is found from northern Europe through Asia, to Australia and New Zealand. Made me feel quite at home really LOL
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 carrara lakes eurasian coot fulica atra australis gold coast lily pond nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Lily trotter

    Lily trotter

    I'm not sure of this jacana was 'enjoying' the lilies, he seemed to be in such a hurry to go past them.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia carrara lakes comb-crested jacana emerald lakes gold coast irediparra gallinacea lily pond nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Floating round the lilies

    Floating round the lilies

    ... for those who were wondering why I called it the Lily Pond. A gorgeous Australasian Grebe and a pretty lily flower.... I was quite pleased with this picture really.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australasian grebe australia carrara lakes emerald lakes gold coast lily pond nikon coolpix p900 october queensland tachybaptus novaehollandiae
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. An All Black

    An All Black

    .... ooops wrong country;) Little Black Cormorants were also enjoying this lily pond. I thought there was some black tape wrapped round the post, but looking closely I see it is actually his feet. So he wasn't perched, but clinging.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia carrara lakes gold coast lily pond little black cormorant nikon coolpix p900 october phalacrocorax sulcirostris queensland
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Another mudlark

    Another mudlark

    Rather closer, but down on the muddy water's edge was this female Magpie-Lark. They're rather nice birds these.... always busy flitting around looking for insects.
    • delia todd
    • Media item
    • 2019 australia carrara lakes emerald lakes female gold coast grallina cyanoleuca lily pond magpie-lark nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
Back
Top