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bribie island
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... and so to the last from QLD
We then went to Buckley's Hole. How things can change over a few weeks, very little there, but on the lagoon was a Pied Stilt contemplating life - stilts have long been a favourite of the larger waders. Now it was off to the airport to catch a plane to South Australia and a new adventure. Peter...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole himantopus leucocephalus nikon coolpix p900 october pied stilt queensland
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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No fire-eater this one
On the other side of the path I suddenly became aware that Hans was peering through a fence. When I joined him I found he was watching an Australian Water Dragon. Rather cute, aren't they- delia todd
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- Category: Reptiles
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Just got him!!
Walking back along the patch a Brahminy Kite suddenly appeared in the gap between trees swinging my camera up I just managed a couple of shots before he went out of sight!- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brahminy kite bribie island haliastur indus kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Paddling
Back at the lagoon, was another Great Egret, this time in the water, not on the mud. Really rather handsome birds, aren't they.- delia todd
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- 2019 ardea alba australia bribie island great egret kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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A stone on the beach
On the way back to the entrance, I found another Beach Thick-knee, well I think it was a different one as it was a slightly different part of the beach from the first two. What a conundrum, thick-knee or stone-curlew LOL- delia todd
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- 2019 australia beach thick-knee bribie island kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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Charmer
As I was leaving the beach, a Willie-Wagtail decided to put on a display for me beside a baby mangrove. Such charming cheeky guys these. Sorry I've not been around much, but this week has been taken up with health things. I've a trapped nerve in my spine and have had investigations to find out...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland willie-wagtail
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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One of two
Australia has two oystercatcher species, this is the Pied Oystercatcher, the other one (Sooty) is completely black apart from the legs and bill.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island haematopus longirostris kakadu beach moreton bay october pied oystercatcher queensland
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Stray feathers
I'd now left the main footpath and wandered down onto the beach... not a lot to see, but there was this rather pretty Silver Gull.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island chroicocephalus novaehollandiae kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland silver gull
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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A bit itchy
A Little Pied Cormorant was sitting on a post at the end of the reserve, quite oblivious of passers by.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island kakadu beach little pied cormorant moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Another wader
I rather liked these little Striated Herons and was so glad to see another on my last day in Queensland.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island butorides striata kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland striated heron
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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On the prowl
A pretty close view was got of a Great Egret in that lagoon on Bribie Island too. Didn't manage to see if he caught anything though.- delia todd
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- 2019 ardea alba ardea alba modesta australia bribie island great egret kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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... for buried treasure
The same Australian Ibis as I showed you yesterday, but this time he appears to be hunting for the buried treasure he knew must be down there. I'd not really noticed the red area on top of the head before! Saturday Fun.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia australian ibis bribie island kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland saturday fun threskiornis molucca
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Hunting
Australian Ibis- delia todd
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Confused
Not only are Beach Thick-knees called stone-curlews sometimes, they also moved to another Genus meaning they are known by another scientific name by some LOL But these were our main target for them, as they're not seen everywhere.- delia todd
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A different cuckoo
So my last day with Hans and Judy and my final day in Queensland. An early start back to Bribie Island, as H&J hadn't been there for some years and it was near the airport. I sure didn't mind re-visiting this lovely place. First bird to show himself was a pretty Black-faced Cuckooshrike (he...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia black-faced cuckooshrike bribie island coracina novaehollandiae kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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Thanks Ken
This was the last picture I took when in the care of Ken and Judy - a Buff-banded Rail as we were leaving the beach. We were now headed inland for the next stage of my adventure.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole buckley's hole beach buff-banded rail fuji finepix hs50 gallirallus philippensis october queensland
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An extra treat
Not sure if I mean for you or me LOL, but on our way back another Rainbow Bee-eater had arrived and I couldn't resist as they're so beautiful.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole fuji finepix hs50 merops ornatus october queensland rainbow bee-eater
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Big Boy
Even lying down these Australian Pelicans look absolutely huge. Even the scientific name seems to reflect that (conspicuous? Not sure of the root).) Amazing birds I think.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia australian pelican bribie island buckley's hole buckley's hole beach fuji finepix hs50 october pelecanus conspicillatus queensland
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Unexpected
Further along the beach we came across a group of Great Crested Terns, my first sighting of these large terns. I quite over-looked the fact that there was a Gull-billed tern in amongst them until I downloaded the pictures!! I really didn't think terns could be so big LOL SF- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole buckley's hole beach fuji finepix hs50 gelochelidon nilotica great crested tern gull-billed tern october queensland saturday fun thalasseus bergii
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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A wee beauty
Ken went a bit quiet and furtive, wandering around without speaking to me for a few minutes. I'd no idea what he was up to until he suddenly indicated that I should join him. All then became clear.... he'd found what he was hoping for! Looking down from the top of a dune was a delightful...- delia todd
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- 2019 anarhynchus ruficapillus australia bribie island buckley's hole buckley's hole beach charadrius ruficapillus fuji finepix hs50 october queensland red-capped plover
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Pale-face
Once seen never forgotten LOL! One of those birds that are so easy to identify amongst all the worlds different heron species. This White-faced Heron was contemplating life at fresh water pool down on the beach at Buckley's Hole.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole buckley's hole beach egretta novaehollandiae fuji finepix hs50 october queensland white-faced heron
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Battle of the skies
While watching the bee-eater, suddenly it all kicked off in the air. When a Whistling Kite flew over with a Torresian Crow in hot pursuit chasing him away from the area. One of those moments. Sorry I'm so behind in Gallery comments, I find it can take ages to recover from a hospital stay...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole buckley's hole beach corvus orru fuji finepix hs50 haliastur sphenurus october queensland torresian crow whistling kite
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Vantage point
A dead tree in a fenced off area beside the path to the beach sat a very pretty Rainbow Bee-eater. This was my very first bee-eater species, as I've still not even seen the European one yet. Aren't they pretty, and quite well-named too.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole buckley's hole beach fuji finepix hs50 merops ornatus october queensland rainbow bee-eater
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Little White Jobs for a change
We left the hide and made our way down to the beach. We stopped to watch a flock of Little Corellas fly in and swarm around the top of a large tree. I don't know what the attraction was.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole beach cacatua sanguinea flight fuji finepix hs50 little corella october queensland
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Friends but not relatives
There was a little desert island in the middle of the pool which was absolutely covered with birds, including Royal Spoonbill, Caspian Tern, Pied Stilt and Grey Teal. The Caspian Tern was a first for me - doesn't he have a huge bill!- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole caspian tern fuji finepix hs50 grey teal himantopus leucocephalus hydroprogne caspia october pied stilt platalea regia queensland royal spoonbill
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands