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bribie island
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Skewed
.... well I thought it was LOL. I kept thinking i was looking at the top of his head. So the laugh's on me. A Little Pied Cormorant sitting on a dead tree in the middle of Buckley's Hole. Saturday fun Thanks for your good wishes. Op went well and back home now, though a bit dopey LOL.- delia todd
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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In a hole
We moved from the beach to Buckley's Hole, down some steps to a hide. This Masked Lapwing was right outside the window, so a nice start. He was actually keeping an eye on his wife and child as she moved the little one away from the perceived danger we obviously were LOL I'll be away tomorrow...- delia todd
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waste management and disposal technician
Yep.... that's what the Australian Ibis is.- delia todd
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Many half brothers
Striated Heron, has an enormous number of subspecies, which the taxonomists are now looking at possibly splitting in the future. This contemplative guy was posing so nicely for me on the water's edge.- delia todd
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In the shade
A Pied Oystercatcher was further along that same stretch of beach and appeared to be trying to keep cool.- delia todd
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Sentry Duty
Two names this guy has, but both agree that he's a Beach LOL. Some call him a Thick-knee and others a Stone-Curlew. And not only that, he's now on his third scientific name! Confused? I don't think he cares. And I don't - just glad to find a bird I'd really wanted to see. But what a lovely...- delia todd
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In with the lilies
We then set off to find the hide at Buckley's Hole, where I'd also been with Ken 3 weeks before. There wasn't too much around there this time, but close to the hide was this very handsome Pied Stilt. Quite a nice bird to finish the Queensland section of my trip! WOW What a time I'd had with...- 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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Lord Snooty
As we were walking back along the path, Hans suddenly shot off towards the fence. There on the other side was a Water Dragon. I ended just taking his head, so the fence wires didn't get in the way of the picture.- delia todd
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- Category: Reptiles
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Striking
... well they are, aren't they. Such beautiful birds these Brahminy Kites. I just can't believe I was so lucky to have so many great views of these stunning raptors. Though this one only gave me a very brief opportunity through a small gap in the trees, a couple of clicks and he was gone...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia brahminy kite bribie island haliastur indus kakadu nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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In the baby mangroves
Making my way back to the footpath, I came across this cheeky Willie-Wagtail in the grass that had some baby mangroves sprouting. But guess they won't be there too long sadly.- delia todd
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Distinctive
Just come back onto the beach after a paddle was a Pied Oystercatcher, one of only two species in Australia (mind we only have one here don't we!!)- delia todd
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On the beach
I'd now made my way down to the beach and found one of those rather pretty Silver Gulls. Don't know if you know, but there's only 3 species of gull (regularly) seen in Australia. Makes me wish I lived there LOL Gulls are a nightmare for me here. Oh and I picked this caption as I was (am) a...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia bribie island chroicocephalus novaehollandiae kakadu moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland silver gull
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Guard duty?
I think this is the smallest of the Australian cormorants and it is the most common; found virtually throughout Australia. He was sitting on a fence post marking the end of the protected area of the beach. Probably there to ensure no-one wandered down there by mistake... what do you think?- delia todd
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The small one
On the far bank of that lagoon was a Striated Heron, the smallest of the herons I think (well the smallest one that I've seen!)- delia todd
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How do they keep clean....
.... when they spend so much time in the mud! I wonder if that's one reason why they have such long legs LOL This Great Egret was at the far end of the lagoon. The birds here really just seem to ignore people walking past.- delia todd
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Dribbler
Walking along the path, on the 'sea' side of it is a long lagoon and in there I found this Ibis. This was the closest I'd been to one, before that I thought their tails were all black but they seem to be barred. Two shots after this his head was buried in the water LOL- delia todd
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Thick or stone?
We soon had the main object for that trip under our belts, although we'd seen them before, they're such wonderful birds. They've a couple of names, "Thick-knee" and "Stone-Curlew", everyone agrees that they're prefixed with Beach though. They've also been placed in two...- delia todd
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Wing shuffler
Oh! Think I've used that description for them before... but that's what they do when they land on a perch. The following day I was off on my travels again, so we headed off early in order that we could have some time on Bribie Island where Ken had taken me 3 weeks before. Hans and Judy hadn't...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia black-faced cuckooshrike bribie island coracina novaehollandiae nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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The last of the...
.... first batch of Lifers!! Oh my goodness. This was the last picture I took when I was with Ken and Judy, as we were leaving the beach Ken spotted this Buff-banded Rail emerging from the bushes. How many was that today (think it is 8!!!) ... and it was still only 9am!!! We were now heading...- delia todd
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He's huge...
.... even next to the large terns who looked tiny in comparison. He does look rather pleased with himself in this pose I thought.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia australian pelican bribie island buckley\'s hole beach fuji finepix hs50 october pelecanus conspicillatus queensland
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Cresties
.... but these are a darn sight bigger than what we call 'cresties' over here LOL. These are Great Crested Terns and are rather large. Nice birds these and another Lifer of course!- delia todd
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Not a gull
... but a Gull-billed Tern, which hadn't actually been on my horizons as a species I might see!!! I didn't actually realise I'd got a picture of him until I studied my images later. Sooo... another Lifer for me that day. Coming thick and fast LOL. Some authorities have split this one and...- delia todd
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Wee cutie
Finally we got onto the beach proper and it was only minutes before Ken picked out one of his main targets for me.... this gorgeous Red-capped Plover and another Lifer for the day. I managed to follow him for several minutes while he gradually got a bit closer, but I still needed a good zoom...- delia todd
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Reflections
We finally managed to drag ourselves away and headed on towards the beach, but a White-faced Heron in a pool near the path deserved a picture I thought.- delia todd
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Whistle down the wind
We still hadn't left the tree area where the bee-eater was, when there was some excitement above. Ken eventually worked it out for me... another Lifer with a Whistling Kite being mobbed by a Torresian Crow.- delia todd
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