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september
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Glossed
We'd got back to the lake and found a load of Glossy Ibis foraging. A real treat for me, as I'd only seen one of these before in Scotland. The sun caught them beautifully showing off their lovely iridescent plumage. It was really difficult to get a picture though, as they were close to the...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane eagleby fuji finepix hs50 glossy ibis plegadis falcinellus queensland september
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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So handsome
Away in the distance Ken spotted a white blob in a tree. Neither of us could work out what it was through our bins, so thought I'd try with my camera on full zoom. Turned out to be a beauty of a Black-shouldered Kite (sometimes called Australian Kite). This was the only one I saw during the...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia australian kite black-shouldered kite brisbane eagleby elanus axillaris queensland september
- Comments: 12
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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And here's her beau
Down below, in the scrub, we found her more showy mate. I think they had a nest in there somewhere, as one of the images show the female with a grub. He's a right stunner, isn't he.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane eagleby fuji finepix hs50 malurus lamberti queensland september variegated fairywren
- Comments: 11
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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A new lady
At the end of that pond we came to more agricultural land with the track bordered by scrubby bushes. Ken spotted a female Variegated Fairywren which fortunately stopped in the open for a moment, after having been down in the depths of the scrub to begin with. The lady fairywrens were...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane eagleby female fuji finepix hs50 malurus lamberti queensland september variegated fairywren
- Comments: 13
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Viewpoint
This beautiful Superb Fairywren was on the highest twig of the highest bush in the hedgerow bordering the farm track. Obviously wanting to keep an eye on what was going on. There were a few fairywrens flitting around here.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane eagleby fuji finepix hs50 malurus cyaneus queensland september superb fairywren
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Nagging
The Cattle Egret on the left seems to have a lot to say, or perhaps he's complaining about the presence of the Maned Ducks behind. I had to stand on tip toes to rake this picture, as there was a bank and shrubs in the way. I've not seen any Cattle Egrets in Scotland (some in England) it it was...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia australian wood duck brisbane chenonetta jubata eagleby eastern cattle egret bubulcus coromandus fuji finepix hs50 maned duck maned goose queensland september
- Comments: 11
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Give us a clue!!
Running out of pictures as I've not really been out for a while; so this was the best I could come up with for SF. No idea what it was and not too sure it's identifiable. The only images I got were all like this. Wonder if I've another Lifer to add to my Australian trip list LOL- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane eagleby fuji finepix hs50 queensland saturday fun september
- Comments: 11
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Juicy figs
The next morning the figbirds were back feasting on the figs in the garden. They both combine to make rather pretty pictures I think.- delia todd
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- 2019 australasian figbird australia brisbane fuji finepix hs50 queensland september wellington point
- Comments: 15
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Teenager
We rounded a corner of the path and came across a young Australian Magpie was on the path.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia australian magpie brisbane eddie santagiuliana way fuji finepix hs50 gymnorhina tibicen queensland september
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Aaaah!! Fresh water
A bit of a heatwave going on, but there were some torrential downpours as well, especially at night. This Torresian Crow seemed to be savouring the fresh liquid as he swallowed it.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane corvus orru eddie santagiuliana way fuji finepix hs50 queensland september torresian crow
- Comments: 13
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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At last
He came fully into view, trouble was I had difficulty locking the focus!. But at least he's properly visible and I only saw them twice to photograph during my whole trip.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane eddie santagiuliana way malurus melanocephalus queensland red-backed fairywren september
- Comments: 15
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Silence is not Golden
Ken and Judy really kept the pressure up by spotting new birds for me in the trees, some I just couldn't see, which was very frustrating. But this one stood out beautifully for me. A beautiful Golden Whistler! After this I heard no end of them as they have a very distinctive call, but they...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane eddie santagiuliana way fuji finepix hs50 golden whistler pachycephala pectoralis queensland september
- Comments: 15
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Wise
What a surprise I had one morning. I heard a fluttering noise being my sofa and found this young Whitethroat beside my sage plant, trying to exit through the glass. It really was a surprise, as I've never seen or heard a Whitethroat in the garden before this. So not only a House Tick, but a...- delia todd
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- 2021 blairgowrie common whitethroat greater whitethroat nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland september
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Perched woody
This pigeon seems to have taken possession of the new pole feeder. TTTW- delia todd
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- 2021 blairgowrie columba palumbus common wood pigeon nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland september tttw
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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Not very co-operative...
.... for my first sighting of this Red-backed Fairywren! Judy had struggled to get me onto this wee blighter, who was flitting around behind the twigs and branches, This was the best I got from that attempt!! So my entry for Saturday Fun... at least you can see his red back, can't you.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane eddie santagiuliana way fuji finepix hs50 malurus melanocephalus queensland red-backed fairywren saturday fun september
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Lonely
Although there are several subspecies, Australian Magpie is the only species in the Genus Gymnorhina. We had moved onto the Eddie Santagiuliana Way park, a couple of miles from the bats, and found him on his own foraging in the grass.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia australian magpie brisbane eddie santagiuliana way fuji finepix hs50 gymnorhina tibicen queensland september
- Comments: 12
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Showing off her prize
A female Australasian Figbird was obviously quite pleased to be among the fruit on Ken's fig tree.- delia todd
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- 2019 australasian figbird australia brisbane fuji finepix hs50 queensland september sphecotheres vieilloti wellington point
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Different wings
Off we went on a new adventure for me and stopped for short visit to Black Swamp Wetlands to have a look for the Fruit Bat roost. And there they were, viewable right from the road. Exciting time for me as I've never seen any fruit bats before (in fact I've not seen many bats of any kind!)- delia todd
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- 2019 australia black swamp wetlands brisbane fuji finepix hs50 pteropus alecto queensland september
- Comments: 7
- Category: Wild Mammals
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Flying for figs
Ken had a lovely fig tree in the garden, with some delicious looking fruit on it. It attracted quite a few figbirds (what else LOL) the next morning. Got this male in flight and there's a female at the back. The taxonomy of this species is rather confused, with few of the authorities agreeing...- delia todd
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- 2019 australasian figbird australia brisbane flight fuji finepix hs50 queensland september wellington point
- Comments: 14
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Cocky
We just about walked under this guy, a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (affectionately known as 'cockies'. I was to see a few of these throughout my stay. They're beautiful, pure white with just the yellow crest. He was feeding on something, though I not sure what.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane botanical gardens cacatua galerita fuji finepix hs50 queensland september sulphur-crested cockatoo
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Do they sing?
Maybe not LOL. We'd come down from the view point at the top of the hill to visit the Botanical Gardens. Very interesting the way they've laid it out with plants from the varying habitats all in their separate groups. An Australian Ibis put on a bit of a show for us.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia australian ibis brisbane brisbane botanical gardens fuji finepix hs50 queensland september threskiornis molucca
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Almost framed
He just needed to shift to the left a bit LOL. I think Collared Doves are rather attractive, there's often one about, though not quite all the year. For a few months I may get two and, rarely, more come along; think the record has been four (so far LOL) TTTW- delia todd
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- 2021 blairgowrie eurasian collared dove garden nikon coolpix p900 perthshire scotland september streptopelia decaocto tttw
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- Category: Britain & Europe
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When your camera won't play ball
This is the result!! I only got a couple of pictures of this guy, and never saw this species again. Ken thought he'd be back again so I shouldn't worry, but he never showed his face again while I was there. So I decided to keep this one for Saturday Fun, he is a rather nice looking lorikeet...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brisbane queensland saturday fun scaly-breasted lorikeet september trichoglossus chlorolepidotus wellington point
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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I really wouldn't have expected....
.... to see one of these on the walkway to the information centre/cafe LOL. But there he was strutting his stuff oblivious of all the people around him.- delia todd
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- 2019 alectura lathami australia australian brushturkey brisbane fuji finepix hs50 mount coot-tha queensland september
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Maggie
Despite the numbers of people at the top of Mount Coot-tha, this Australian Magpie seemed quite unfazed and wandered around their fee quite unfazed.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia australian magpie brisbane fuji finepix hs50 gymnorhina tibicen mount coot-tha queensland september
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands