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bribie island

  1. All the colours

    All the colours

    We took the track down towards the beach, but it took an awful long time to reach it, as the land to the right of the path had ummm.... well.... quite a bit of interest for us birders! A small flock of Little Corellas flew noisily around the top of a distant tree, but an old dead tree nearer to...
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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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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Not wanted

    Not wanted

    We left Buckley's Hole to go down to the beach; on the way there I nearly trod on this toad, which Ken identified as a Cane Toad. They're not at all a popular introduction, as their skin excretions are deadly poisonous to nearly all the natural fauna. He was quite well camouflaged in that...
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    • bribie island cane toad queensland
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    • Category: Amphibians
  3. Dusky but Glossy

    Dusky but Glossy

    On the far side of the lagoon was a Glossy Ibis feeding in the company of two Dusky Moorhens.
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    • 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole dusky moorhen fuji finepix hs50 gallinula tenebrosa glossy ibis october plegadis falcinellus queensland
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Aloof

    Aloof

    Keeping his distance from that group I showed you yesterday was this Little Pied Cormorant, observing all from his post.
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    • 2019 australia bribie island buckley\'s hole fuji finepix hs50 exr little pied cormorant microcarbo melanoleucos october queensland
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Caspian and friends

    Caspian and friends

    Out in the middle of the water was a whole collection of birds on a wee strip of mud. This included the main star for me Caspian Tern, along with Royal Spoonbill, Pied Stilt and Grey Teal.
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    • 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole caspian tern fuji finepix hs50 himantopus leucocephalus hydroprogne caspia october pied stilt platalea regia queensland royal spoonbill
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Guarding

    Guarding

    We then moved to the south of the island to visit Buckley's Hole. This Masked Lapwing was below the hide, watching his missis escort their bairn away from the obvious disturbance we must have made on entering. Quite handsome up close, aren't they.
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    • 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole fuji finepix hs50 masked lapwing october queensland vanellus miles novaehollandiae
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Dustbin

    Dustbin

    Some people don't like Ibis, as they raid their dustbins etc. However, this guy is doing what he was evolved to do.... forage in wetland areas.
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis bribie island fuji finepix hs50 kakadu beach october queensland threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Stacked firewood

    Stacked firewood

    .... well maybe that's what you think it looks like, but it's actually the roots of the tree, which is a species of Pandanus. I spotted it as we left the hide where I was looking at the Glass House Mountains.
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    • bribie island pandanus
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    • Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
  9. Bottles galore?

    Bottles galore?

    .... but not whisky LOL The view from this part of Bribie Island is rather dominated by the distant Glass House Mountains. They were named thus by Captain Cook, as they reminded him of the bottle kilns at home.
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    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Landscapes
  10. In the air

    In the air

    A pair of Masked Lapwings were also on the beach, and I gave myself a minute or two to take a picture of one of them flying around. Not too bad this one I thought. And I just realised I can see the spurs on his wings!
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    • 2019 australia bribie island flight fuji finepix hs50 kakadu beach masked lapwing moreton bay october queensland vanellus miles novaehollandiae
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. A wee heron

    A wee heron

    I'd seen one of these before, but hadn't managed a picture. It's a Striated Heron and they're really very small, especially after you've been used to looking at Grey Herons LOL.
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    • 2019 australia bribie island butorides striata fuji finepix hs50 kakadu beach october queensland striated heron
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Another on the beach

    Another on the beach

    A bit further away (well quite a bit) was a Pied Oystercatcher. Don't know, but guessing there may be a nest over there somewhere. The public aren't allowed on this section of the beach, it's a reserved area for the breeding birds.
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    • 2019 australia bribie island brisbane fuji finepix hs50 haematopus longirostris kakadu beach moreton bay october pied oystercatcher queensland
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Lifer on the beach

    Lifer on the beach

    An early start today, for it's the end of my stay with Ken and Judy, most generous and kindly hosts! We first headed to Bribie Island, just north of Brisbane. Our first stop there was Kakadu Beach, a shorebird sanctuary. Ken had one main object for me here, so after a quick look out from the...
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    • 2019 australia beach stone curlew bribie island brisbane esacus giganteus kakadu beach nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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