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Successful hunt?
We had a drive around Nanarup, where Two Peoples Bay is. I got an awful picture of a pair of Musk Ducks, but as I showed you a better picture the other day from earlier in the day, didn't bother to post it. So here's a Nankeen Kestrel that was floating over a bay that we stopped to...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia falco cenchroides nanarup nankeen kestrel nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
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The one and only
We left Alex to potter around the area where we'd entered the beach, while we set off to the far end. Well as far as we could go before we hit water! There on the rocks on the far side of this inlet was what proved to be a Sooty Oystercatcher. June lent me her shoulder to steady the zoom while a...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia haematopus fuliginosus nikon coolpix p900 november sooty oystercatcher two peoples bay western australia
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My hosts in the sand
We made our way round to the famous Two Peoples Bay, which I'd heard of before, but really didn't know where it was! This is Alex & June; sadly I haven't heard from them since July 2020. Alex (also known as Tiger1) was going into hospital for some treatment. I wrote to ask how he got on, but...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany alex & june australia nikon coolpix p900 november two people's bay western australia
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Quite a few
This was the third Eastern Osprey, we saw in a couple of hours. Picture really not great as he was on the far side of the river and up a tree. I'm not sure if the tangle of twigs is from a very large old nest, or if it may be mistletoe, which seems to be a bit of a problem over there I think...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia eastern osprey kalgan river nikon coolpix p900 november osprey pandion haliaetus pandion haliaetus cristatus western australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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The Pacific goes upstream
We drove up the road, enjoying the views across the Kalgan river. Then we stopped at what seemed to be the road end. There was a path call the Luc Pen Trail along the river bank (well actually quite high above it). In a gap between the trees I managed to see a Pacific Black Duck trundling along...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany anas superciliosa australia kalgan river nikon coolpix p900 november pacific black duck western australia
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River Warden
We then turned up the road alongside the Kalgan River, just as we started I spotted an Australasian Darter on what appeared to be a rather slippery rock, judging by his antics to climb up it LOL Rather a nice drive that.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany anhinga novaehollandiae australasian darter australia kalgan river nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
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Gardener?
I'm not sure if this Emu was in a paddock or on the front lawn of a house!! We'd made our way across the causeway now to the top end of Oyster Harbour and spend a few minutes exploring around a car park. I spotted him three a gap in the trees on the other side of the river.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia dromaius novaehollandiae emu nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour western australia
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A bird-covered bigger rock
A little easier to spot but further away was a larger rock covered with Australasian Darters, Little Pied Cormorants. All in various states of... well grooming or sleeping or just looking!- delia todd
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- 2019 albany anhinga novaehollandiae australasian darter australia little pied cormorant microcarbo melanoleucos nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour western australia
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Just resting
Strangely this is the last picture I've taken of a Common Greenshank. They're a fairly often seen on the coasts round here during the Autumn and Winter, but I've not been there for a while. We don't get them in big numbers though. They seem to be far more common in Australia! He was a little...- 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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Disinterested
Not sure if he's asleep or preening, or just turned his head away from me!! We left Lake Seppings and drove inland for quite a while up the length of Oyster Harbour. There a causeway crosses King River where it empties into the harbour. We stopped there for a scan about. I spotted this Eastern...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia cristatus eastern osprey nikon coolpix p900 november oyster harbour pandion haliaetus pandion haliaetus cristatus western australia
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Come along children
Except not his children LOL Next on the Lifer list for the day was a Blue-billed Duck (one of the 'stiff-tail' family. He was being followed by a couple of the Hoary-headed Grebes. This proved to be my only sighting of the blue-bill sadly. Would you believe my phone has hardly stopped ringing...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia blue-billed duck hoary-headed grebe lake seppings nikon coolpix p900 november oxyura australis poliocephalus poliocephalus western australia
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Ol' frosty-head
Hot on the heels of the musks, a Hoary-headed Grebe seemed to emerge from out of nowhere swimming across the lake. Not my first sighting but still a real pleasure to see these delightful guys.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia hoary-headed grebe lake seppings nikon coolpix p900 november poliocephalus poliocephalus western australia
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Mother love
Moving along this lake a little, the water became more open and there at the edge of the reeds was a female Musk Duck with her duckling. This is a rather unusual species, the male looking really rather odd... you'll see him later. My first Lifer of the day and was just most unexpected.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia biziura lobata female and duckling musk duck nikon coolpix p900 november seppings pond western australia
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Wish all ducks were so easy
Now onto ducks and a Pacific Black Duck. I did find them rather attractive and so easy to identify. Nothing else looks anything like them, though I guess female Mallard are the closest. The males and females are virtually the same, though the male is usually larger. Sorry I was missing in...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany anas superciliosa australia lake seppings nikon coolpix p900 november pacific black duck western australia
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Not quite a home bird
At Lake Seppings was this Eurasian Coot, would have made me feel right at home, except this is the Australian subspecies LOL. Think they look good wherever they are - shame he's got his remarkable feet hidden from view. Sorry I've not been around too much, I was a finger-breadth away from...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia eurasian coot fulica atra australis lake seppings nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
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The complex ones
We'd now got round the bay and stopped at Steppings Pond. Which seems to hold quite a number of species, and plenty of them too. Here's some Maned Duck, taking absolutely no notice of us, enjoying the taste of fresh grass. Yes, very complex. They can't decide if they ducks or geese, for...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia chenonetta jubata maned duck nikon coolpix p900 november seppings pond western australia
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Making Hay
After lunch we were off on another adventure for me. Working our way round the bay we had an unscheduled stop when we spotted some Straw-necked Ibis at the far side of a hay meadow, in two biggish groups. A real treat for me as so far I'd really only seen singles or couples.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia nikon coolpix p900 november straw-necked ibis threskiornis spinicollis western australia
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A dark lump
I'm not sure whether it was Alex or June who spotted a dark lump on the beach. I had a look through my bins but still not able to work it out. I had to pile a load of paviours so I could gain a bit of height to peer over the fence. I wasn't until I got a fully zoomed in image that we could see...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia haliastur sphenurus little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia whistling kite
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Friendly
This was a rather friendly Australian Magpie, who used to come in on occasion and entertain June, who fed him in payment LOL. It was the only one she fed. This is one of the two the white-backed subspecies; I believe this one has more white than the other, but don't quote me on that LOL as I've...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia australian magpie dorsalis gymnorhina tibicen gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia
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Wattling
Almost immediately after seeing the rosella, some movement above my head alerted me to a Red Wattlebird sitting on a wire. Needed a bit of post-processing to get some colour out of him, wish I was better at this job though LOL.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany anthochaera carunculata anthochaera carunculata woodwardi australia little grove november red wattlebird western australia woodwardi
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Picking flowers
Walking back home, both sides of the road are very wide grass verges in front of the houses. Enjoying himself in the long grass and pretty pink flowers, was a very colourful Western Rosella. These pretty parrots are endemic to the Albany area of Australia. Just think, if I'd not gone to visit...- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia little grove nikon coolpix p900 november platycercus icterotis western australia western rosella
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Returnee
This Australian Pelican appeared from somewhere and flew over the mud to join some pals.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia australian pelican flight little grove nikon coolpix p900 november pelecanus conspicillatus western australia
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Grey in the mud = lack of contrast
Which means my camera, anyway, struggles to focus properly. There were a few Common Greenshank out there. Thinking back, I wouldn't be surprised if I saw more of them in Australia than I've seen here!- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia common greenshank little grove nikon coolpix p900 november tringa nebularia western australia
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Pale face
So we got down to the hide and the first bird I spotted was a White-faced Heron out on the mud,- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia egretta novaehollandiae little grove nikon coolpix p900 november western australia white-faced heron
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Garden visitor
On our way down to the beach the next morning with June, we often peered into other people's gardens to see what was visiting them and in one we spotted this Australian Ibis.- delia todd
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- 2019 albany australia australian ibis little grove nikon coolpix p900 november threskiornis molucca western australia
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