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western australia
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Pied
I tried to move closer to this stilt by keeping a bush between us and walking up behind it. Ooops.... it was ummmm. .... rather boggy, so I gave that idea up!!- delia todd
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- 2019 australia denmark himantopus leucocephalus morley beach nikon coolpix p900 november pied stilt western australia wilson's inlet
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Pelly and friends
A little distant, and a big zoom and crop thereafter too, were this group (well only a little part of it really). In there is an Australian Pelican, three Black Swans and a load of Grey Teal.- delia todd
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- 2019 anas gracilis australia australian pelican black swan cygnus atratus denmark grey teal morley beach nikon coolpix p900 november pelecanus conspicillatus western australia wilson's inlet
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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One of a kind
The Black Swan is an Australian endemic and the only swan native to the continent. It is also the only swan species that is not white. We had turned off the coast road and headed in to Wilson's Inlet, where we stopped at Morley Beach, an important shorebird nesting area.- delia todd
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- 2019 black swan cygnus atratus denmark morley beach nikon coolpix p900 november western australia wilson\'s inlet
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Ibis and friends
Strangely there were 3 ibis as well, further along that creek but they'd teemed up with Pacific Black Duck and Maned Duck.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia chenonetta jubata maned duck nikon coolpix p900 november pacific black duck straw-necked ibis threskiornis spinicollis western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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A pair and a wallflower
We headed out travelling sort of northwards along the coast road. For some distance we followed a little creek near the road, eventually seeing some some birdlife. First these dopey looking Yellow-billed Spoonbills.- delia todd
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- albany western australia yellow-billed spoonbill
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A big juvie
Back at the house, high up the top of the trees Judy pointed out a juvenile Red-capped Parrot! I didn't realise they had fledged already. An awkward angle of course, so not the greatest of pictures.- delia todd
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- albany australia little grove nikon coolpix p900 purpureicephalus spurius red-capped parrot red-capped parrot juvenile western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Larking
Walking back home, I failed miserably to photograph the Western Whistler calling in the trees, the Buff-banded rail in someone's garden and the male Splendid Fairwren! I did get this picture of a male Magpie-Lark, this is the subspecies found over most of mainland Australia.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia dorsalis grallina cyanoleuca little grove magpie-lark nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Waders and friends on the beach
After admiring the Pipit, June and I went and sat in the hide for a bit. As the birds were a bit distant I took a more general picture of a largish group out on a sandbar. Mainly I can pick out Australian Ibis, Great Crested Tern, Silver Gull, White-faced Heron. I also recorded Grey Plover...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia australian ibis great crested tern nikon coolpix p900 november silver gull threskiornis molucca western australia white-faced heron
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Sitting pretty
On our way back home from Two Peoples Bay, we took a detour round the back of Albany. There's a Chainsaw culture drive round someone's property. So in we went. You really needed to keep your eyes peeled for there was all sorts or different artwork made using a chainsaw, many of them animals and...- delia todd
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- albany chainsaw drive western australia
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- Category: Art & Graphics
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Widespread
The next morning found us back in the hide, but a bit later than usual due to the tide. I got my first useable picture of the morning of this Australian Pipit outside the hide. They're very widespread through Australia. It's handy for me that there's only one species of pipit out there...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany anthus australis australia australian pipit little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Maned
Moving on back towards Albany we found a few Maned Ducks grazing on grass bank beside the harbour. Lifers at the end of this day 214.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australian wood duck chenonetta jubata maned duck maned goose nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Lonely Shipmate
A young Australasian Darter was all alone on another pontoon post... having a quick wash and brush-up before the boat arrives.- delia todd
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- albany australasian darter oyster harbour western australia
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More waiting passengers
Further along that pontoon were some Great Crested Terns. Guess they were waiting for the next boat too!- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia emu point great crested tern nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour thalasseus bergii western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Waiting for their boat
Making our way back home, we called in to Emu Point, where Oyster Harbour exits through a narrow channel into Frenchman's Bay and the open sea. We drove round to the sort of port area where I spotted a load of birds sitting on the pontoons. Mostly Australian Pelicans and Little Pied Cormorants.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia australian pelican emu point little pied cormorant microcarbo melanoleucos nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour pelecanus conspicillatus western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Spoonies
Another species I managed to see at Nanarup, was a pair of Yellow-billed Spoonbills at the tide-line, so a little distant.- delia todd
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- albany nanarup western australia yellow-billed spoonbill
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Kes
Exploring a bit more of this coast we found ourselves in Nanarup National Park. Another sandy cove and there were two Musk Ducks, but I didn't get too great a picture of them due to the distance. But up above a Nankeen Kestrel flew over, now I've seen them before but this was my first picture...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia australian kestrel falco cenchroides flight nanarup nankeen kestrel november western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Little Beach
We left that beach and had a drive around the nature park. I just had to show you a view. This is Little Beach (I think), part of Two Peoples Bay. There is a large rock on it, which people are drawn to. When we first looked there was a guy hand-standing on top of it having his picture taken...- delia todd
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- albany little beach two peoples bay western australia
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- Category: Landscapes
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Sooty
We had a wander along the beach towards a cliff face but we couldn't get too close to it. I saw a movement on a rock near the bottom and clicked in the hope that I'd get a useable picture and ended with this one. The next Lifer of the day ... a Sooty Oystercatcher.- delia todd
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- albany haematopus fuliginosus sooty oystercatcher two peoples bay western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Two in Two
Our next stop was the famous Two Peoples Bay (or to give it it's Sunday best name ... Baie des deux Peuples) So I had to take a picture of two people, didn't I, and my hosts, Alex (Tiger1) and June were very obliging. Such a pretty bay this one with superb views.- delia todd
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- albany alex and june two peoples bay western australia
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It was a bit of...
... an Osprey day LOL It was a very pretty run along the river and, a one point, we stopped to have a little walk along a path. We got as far as where there's a bend in the river and on the other side was an Osprey sitting in a tree. He was obviously very alert, as my three images all show a...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia cristatus eastern osprey kalgan river nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour pandion haliaetus western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Slipping
We left the Emu to his own devices and Alex then drove us up the Kalgan River, just as we turned off, there was a huge rock by the bridge. On it was a Darter, not sure if this is a female or juvenile. S/he seemed to be having trouble with the footing LOL- delia todd
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- 2019 albany anhinga novaehollandiae australasian darter australia kalgan river november oyster harbour western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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This was one
.... that I didn't get a flight shot of!! Wonder why? Would've been easy, wouldn't it. We got to the top of Oyster Harbour and went into a car parking area, where we had a wander around. The only bird of note I managed to get a picture of was this Emu, who was wandering through a paddock...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia dromaius novaehollandiae emu nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour western australia
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Off hunting
I've no idea, but I presume this will be the same Osprey that I showed you yesterday, for I now couldn't see the perch to check whether that one was still there. I can never resist the chance to practise a flight shot.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia cristatus flight nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour pandion haliaetus western australia western osprey
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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A huddle
No social distancing here!! Along from the rock where the Greenshank was was a much larger rock with a whole load of birds all hanging out. There were two Australasian Darters and some Little Pied Cormorants.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany anhinga novaehollandiae australasian darter little pied cormorant microcarbo melanoleucos november oyster harbour western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Elegant
Don't you think Greenshanks are elegant waders with their long legs and, generally, their pristine white plumage underneath? They're generally found on the coasts, but could also turn up at any lake edge or inland marsh. This, though was only the second one I'd seen.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia common greenshank nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour tringa nebularia western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands