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  1. Singing

    Singing

    Do they sing? LOL. Well he looks pretty happy anyway. Another species in the line-up on the shingle. I still can't get over how big they are.
  2. A crestie

    A crestie

    .... but a darn sight bigger than the 'crestie' we know and love in Scotland LOL Another tern hanging out on the beach were some Great Crested Terns. Nice looking guys aren't they.
  3. Togetherness

    Togetherness

    On the shingle bank just past the two swallows were a rather cosy looking pair.... A Great Cormorant and a Silver Gull. Social distancing hadn't arrived, or even been thought of in November!
  4. Who doesn't love...

    Who doesn't love...

    .... babies? We left the hide and followed the path to the shore, and there, on an old fence post sat these two adorable Welcome Swallow fledglings!! Adorable!
  5. It'd been a few weeks

    It'd been a few weeks

    .... well a month actually, since I last saw a Caspian Tern, my last day with Ken when we went to Bribie Island on the 4th October! So I must say it was lovely to be reacquainted with them here. Terns are one of my favourite species.
  6. The chase is on

    The chase is on

    Out on the mud was a Greenshank being chased by a White-faced Heron. I don't really know what that was all about. The was the first Greenshank I'd seen in Australia, but not a Lifer of course, as they do breed up here in Scotland. I guess he would be migrating back north soon.
  7. Spoonies

    Spoonies

    The next morning June and I were up early to go down to the hide. The tides in this harbour seemed to be really complex, not just an hour later than I'm used to LOL. For some reason I always had difficult focusing properly on birds out on the mud, which was really frustrating. However, one of...
  8. Mystery

    Mystery

    Alex and June also had a Zebra Finch gracing their garden, but it's rather a mystery as to where it came from. They'd thought it must have escaped from a neighbour's aviary as the nearest wild populations are a few hundred kilometers away. He didn't have a ring on. A conversation with the...
  9. Goblinette

    Goblinette

    .... or whatever the feminine term is for a Goblin LOL. Thanks to Jonno, who found that a Redcap is also a goblin from the Borders (Scotland/England... particularly Northumberland) folklore. She looks rather benign, really, not the described .... malevolent and murderous!!! I didn't see so...
  10. Ablaze

    Ablaze

    This is the father of the juvenile Red-eared Firetail I showed you yesterday. A lot more 'fire' about him, isn't there LOL
  11. Happy

    Happy

    Another new species for me on our return. These Laughing Doves are one of two species which have been introduced to Australia; this one confined to Western Australia. It also completes a page in my guide book, so a bit of a milestone, all 6 of them!!! Rather pretty birds, aren't they.
  12. Military Police

    Military Police

    Back at home after our leg stretch, more joys awaited, the first of which was a Red-capped Parrot. Big, and colourful and wonderful and a joy to see throughout my stay with Alex and June. Re the caption: The Military Police here are nicknamed Redcaps as that is the colour of their berets. I...
  13. Scavengers

    Scavengers

    A bit easier to see were these two Australian Ibis... they do rather stand out, don't they LOL
  14. Red-neck

    Red-neck

    The tide was well out when we got to the hide overlooking the Princess Royal Harbour... but at least we were stretching our legs! Out on the mud (where else do you find these?) were a few Red-necked Stints. Another strange coincidence, I'd seen these on my first day birding in Brisbane with...
  15. Splendid

    Splendid

    After a welcome cuppie following a long day's travelling it was time for a little exercise, so June took me down to the bay. As we walked along the road, which was lined on both sides by wide grassy verges in front of the houses, there in the middle were a pair of the most beautiful Splendid...
  16. The 'eyes' have it

    The 'eyes' have it

    Alex and June have a really healthy population of birds in the garden, particularly the beautiful little Silvereyes. Not a Lifer, of course, as I'd seen my first one at in Brisbane, all those weeks ago with Ken. But previously I'd really only seen singletons, not groups such as this little bunch.
  17. On fire

    On fire

    The next morning I had to be at Adelaide airport check-in for about 5am for the 6am flight to Perth, so we were there just as dawn was breaking. What surprised me was that Peter and Adrienne were allowed to escort me right up to the departure lounge (thought you had to have tickets to get that...
  18. What happened there?

    What happened there?

    .... is the look on this youngster's face I thought. He'd just had a bath and had water flying everywhere (I couldn't even see what bird it was); this was taken just as he stopped and was about to shake himself.
  19. Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie

    Adult Australian Magpie - Race - dorsalis
  20. Australian Magpie

    Australian Magpie

    Photographed at Albany Fort, Albany, Western Australia
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