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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'You scared junior'

    G'day, thanks all for the comments. I occasionally see roos in the paddock opposite to my house. There be a very huge mob in the reserve behind the College of Knowledge (Uni). And, they occasionally go for a hop. The council has been talking about culling the mob. I hope not. I have no objection...
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Galah flock on my footpath'

    G'day, thanks all for the comments. Yes, galahs are only quiet when engaged in eating. Otherwise a lot of squawking goes on. Steve.
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Pied Butcherbird'

    Great shot, did you see where it was hanging it's prey ? I bet that Nudgee has changed since I was last in that area back in the mid 1960s. Steve.
  4. Galah flock on my footpath

    Galah flock on my footpath

    A small flock of galahs have found something tasty on my footpath. A sole crested pigeon also chomps away. I had called them topknot pigeons, until recently being corrected by somebody.
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    • galah
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Peekaboo'

    Thanks all for the comments. I wonder if these would eat carp fry. I hope so, our rivers are choked with carp now days. Steve.
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'You scared junior'

    Thanks all for the comments. Steve.
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    Communal dining affair

    While camped on the Wollondilly River last year, as dusk approached, I witnessed an amusing communal dining affair. A mob of roos were slowly grazing along the river bank. Off to the side were a line up of monitor lizards waiting to sprint in and grab any bugs unearthed by the roos. A small...
  8. You scared junior

    You scared junior

    Attempting to snag a photo of this eastern grey roo Mum and Joey, I did not succeed. Junior was into the pouch quick as a flash.
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    • eastern grey kangaroo
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  9. Peekaboo

    Peekaboo

    Terrapin, tortoise or turtle, I am not sure. But there are a number of them in the Wollondilly River NSW.
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    • turtle
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Reptiles
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Monitor on the move'

    G'day Delia and Kits, I have also seen large goannas briefly move very fast, which is a little scary due to their reputation. Steve.
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Get that camera out of me face'

    Thanks S K Steve.
  12. Monitor on the move

    Monitor on the move

    The lizard got fed up with my poking a camera at it and sprinted away.
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    • monitor lizard
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Reptiles
  13. Get that camera out of me face

    Get that camera out of me face

    A curious monitor lizard checks out my camp site.
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    • monitor lizard
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Reptiles
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'King Parrot at the Wollondilly River'

    Thanks all for the comments. Steve.
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'White-breasted Kingfisher'

    Gorgeous bird, I wonder what the song sounds like. Steve.
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'King Parrot at the Wollondilly River'

    Thanks Mo and Ken, I didn't see the mate again, but it would have been a bit late in the breeding season for any chicks to still be in the nest surely ? No, I don't know Joe Dowler. Joining this forum is my first plunge into bird discussion. Steve.
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Corella flock near Cameron Corner NSW'

    G'day Delia, There would be some scrub seeds, Corellas will eat many things. But, when you get closer to the Simpson Desert there is not much of anything. I drove through the Great Stony Desert on the edge of the Simpson for 7 and 1/2 hours and did not see any bird or animal, nor any vehicle or...
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Kookaburra at Ashton Park Sydney'

    Thanks all for the comments. From memory the old BnW flick in which I heard the laughing jackass song was "Five came Back" with Lucille Ball, a very vintage film. So, i do wonder if any Creative licence was being used. I don't remember the name of the old colour film. Steve.
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Stickybeak magpie'

    Thanks all, The local magpies will come up to my patio quite often, which means that I need to clean it fairly often. I have been told that if you don't chase them of treat them bad, they won't swoop you during spring. Who know, but I always whistle to them when I am walking about the area. Steve.
  20. King Parrot at the Wollondilly River

    King Parrot at the Wollondilly River

    While setting up my camp site, a pair of King Parrots landed on my car. I wasn't quick enough to grab the camera. They flew off into the scrub. The next day, one returned and spent some time perched on my car spare tire. I presume begging for food. I guess that other campers do feed them. I am...
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    • Media item
    • king parrot
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Corella flock near Cameron Corner NSW

    Corella flock near Cameron Corner NSW

    I have seen much larger flocks than this. The noisy parrots do a lot of damage to crops, and farmers usually attempt to "remove" them. But, as with all parrot flocks, one or two remain on look-out while the others feed. I have not seen corellas in my region for a while.
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    • corella
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Pelicans on the Wollondilly River NSW'

    G'day Kits and Stanley, There are some interesting wild life in this region of the Wollondilly River, Kangaroos, wombats, various types of lizards including goannas, wild goats, turtles, numerous birds, even a platypus (I have never snagged a shot of it), and unfortunately slithery things which...
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Baby Galah'

    Thanks Kits and Stanley.
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    Comment by 'Guest' in media 'Local wood ducks'

    G'day Stanley, I have heard the ducks, but not actually seen them for a while. Hopefully somebody else didn't also name them. Steve.
  25. Stickybeak magpie

    Stickybeak magpie

    Hearing some magpie warbling, when I went outside, I discovered this stickybeak perched on the patio talking to it's own reflection. A female possibly looking for a mate.
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    • Media item
    • magpie
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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