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Distant
After lunch and finding my room at the Cunnamulla Hotel we set off for the Bowra reserve. Soon after turning off onto the road leading to it, a group of about a dozen Brolga were seen through the heat haze. Sorry about the poor quality of this image, but they were a longed for Lifer and it was...- delia todd
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The Clown
Galah's are so entertaining to watch and pretty too I think. One of the many visitors to Hans & Judly's garden.- delia todd
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Is this.....
...... a Laughing Kookaburra's Saturday face do you think. I'd brought some luck to Hans & Judy in the form of some rain - they'd not had any for so, so long. This seemed to be the kookaburra's favourite garden perch but do you think it was me that he was put out by? Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2019 australia blackbutt dacelo novaeguineae fuji finepix hs50 laughing kookaburra october queensland
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Having a wander
As you can see from my tags, this, what most call a Maned Duck, goes by two other names. An unusual species as there are no other birds in the genus.- delia todd
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Hoppity
Hans took me for a wonder round his property and here I got to see a Red-necked Wallaby. Right to the end I was unable to really get to grips with the differences between wallabies and kangaroos LOL- delia todd
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Start of a new adventure
We left Bribie at around 9am and set off to outback country, when I was handed over into the care of Hans and Judy Beste. One of the first birds there was a Blue-faced Honeyeater on their garden fence post.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia blue-faced honeyeater entomyzon cyanotis fuji finepix hs50 october queensland taromeo
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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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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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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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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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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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- 2019 australia bribie island buckley's hole fuji finepix hs50 masked lapwing october queensland vanellus miles novaehollandiae
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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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- 2019 australia bribie island butorides striata fuji finepix hs50 kakadu beach moreton bay october queensland striated heron
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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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- 2019 4 october australia bribie island fuji finepix hs50 haematopus longirostris kakadu beach moreton bay pied oystercatcher queensland
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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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Eye-balled
The last species we saw as we were leaving the wetlands (my final visit to this wonderful place) was a Crested Pigeon. I'd not really noticed their eyes before.- delia todd
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Holy-moly
Sitting on a dead tree in the middle of one of the ponds was a stunning Sacred Kingfisher. I've picked this image, as although it doesn't show his face too well, it shows a white nape patch which I wasn't really aware of before.- delia todd
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Australian Reed Warbler.jpg
Continuing on our wander through the woods surrounding the various lakes I spotted an Australian Reed Warbler low in one of the trees.- delia todd
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