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  1. Looking small

    Looking small

    This Little Egret was looking really small against the huge boulders towering above him.
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    • 2019 australia gold coast little egret nikon coolpix p900 october oxenford weir queensland
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. One of very few

    One of very few

    I was surprised at how few gull species there are in Australia. Silver Gull was the only one I saw in Queensland, with just two other species elsewhere on my travels.
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    • 2019 australia chroicocephalus novaehollandiae gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october oxenford weir queensland silver gull
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Iridescent!

    Iridescent!

    On top of having a pretty red eye, Crested Pigeons have a beautiful colourful wing patch, which really glows when the sun catches it right.
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    • 2019 australia crested pigeon gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october ocyphaps lophotes oxenford weir queensland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Black in the green

    Black in the green

    These ducks are related to Mallards, of course, but really easy to identify with their clearly marked head pattern. I thought the Pacific Black Duck was a very attractive species.
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    • 2019 anas superciliosa australia gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october oxenford weir pacific black duck queensland
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Hunting

    Hunting

    It's always nice to return to a site a few days later and be able to pick up different species. Hot on the heels of the kingfisher, I spotted a Great Crested Tern hunting over the water. I love terns. Had my booster vaccines this morning!
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    • 2019 australia gold coast great crested tern nikon coolpix p900 october oxenford weir queensland thalasseus bergii
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Watchful

    Watchful

    There was a Sacred Kingfisher, partially obscured by a rock, seeming contemplating life. Pretty guys, aren't they.
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    • 2019 australia gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october oxenford weir queensland sacred kingfisher todiramphus sanctus
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. In the mud

    In the mud

    It was nice to see the Striated Heron was still there, even though he chose a very muddy patch for my picture.
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    • 2019 australia butorides striata gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october oxenford weir queensland striated heron
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Mid-wag

    Mid-wag

    It's quite difficult to show how Willie-wagtails wag their tails in a photograph, which isn't up and down like the Eurasian ones, but side to side. Such entertaining little birds these, I could have watched them for ages.
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    • 18 october 2019 australia gold coast nikon coolpix p900 oxenford weir queensland rhipidura leucophrys willie-wagtail
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Ballet dancer

    Ballet dancer

    This Little Egret looks so pretty in his floaty white dress. We were heading back home so Judy dropped Hans and I off at Oxenford Weir again while she did a supermarket shop. I first spotted this egret prancing about among the rocks.
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    • 2019 australia egretta garzetta nigripes gold coast little egret nikon coolpix p900 october oxenford weir queensland
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Piggy back ride

    Piggy back ride

    After dinner that night I was busy sorting out the day's images when Hans came hammering on the door .... bring your camera .... quick!!! Had to quickly put a card in the camera, put on some shoes and shot across to the kitchen block, where a large crowd had gathered. Someone had found a torch...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia brushtail possum gold coast mount nimmel nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  11. Exploring

    Exploring

    Not far from the Galah was a juvenile Pied Butcherbird plodding around the grass. There was another up in a tree watching what he was up to.
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    • 17 october 2019 australia bonogin cracticus nigrogularis gold coast nikon coolpix p900 pied butcherbird queensland
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Smelling the flowers

    Smelling the flowers

    We were now exploring the hilly rural suburb of Bonogin above Gold Coast. We came across a Galah foraging at the back of a wide grass very beside the road.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia bonogin eolophus roseicapilla galah gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Preening

    Preening

    We headed off back down the valley and stopped at a pool beside the road to see what was around. A few nice things flew over but didn't manage to photograph them. However this Australian Ibis was cleaning up, rather aptly, as this pool is call "Pisspot" apparently!!
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    • 2019 austinville australia australian ibis gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october pisspot pond queensland threskiornis molucca
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. A better look

    A better look

    After we'd had our breakfast we had another, very slow, drive up the Austinville Valley. For a large part of it Hans walked ahead of the car, and we held back so our movement and noise wouldn't disturb anything. At one point he motioned for me to join him as he'd found this beauty up in the...
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    • 2019 austinville valley australia gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october queensland wompoo fruit dove
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Taking advantage

    Taking advantage

    This Noisy Miner looked so cute with the clump of feathers on his nape, Hans couldn't resist throwing him something to eat LOL
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    • 2019 australia gold coast manorina melanocephala mount nimmel nikon coolpix p900 noisy miner october queensland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Spoiling them!!

    Spoiling them!!

    Hans really liked to spoil the birds and took every opportunity to put out some crumbs for them!! This Pied Butcherbird soon took advantage of this feast outside the kitchen block LOL
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    • 2019 australia cracticus nigrogularis gold coast mount nimmel nikon coolpix p900 october pied butcherbird queensland
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Pappa Parrot

    Pappa Parrot

    As I was making my way to the kitchen block for breakfast I saw a flock of Australian King Parrots flying around. They settled in a tree and I managed to get myself in a position to get a picture or two. It turned out to be a mixed group of sexes and ages, so possibly a family party.
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    • 2019 alisterus scapularis australia australian king parrot gold coast mount nimmel nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Early Riser

    Early Riser

    The next morning a Laughing Kookaburra was waiting to greet me as I headed off for breakfast.
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    • 2019 australia dacelo novaeguineae gold coast laughing kookaburra mount nimmel nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. What's through there?

    What's through there?

    I've really no idea where we#d got to in the park now, we stopped and started in so many areas. One of the stops produced this Lewin's Honeyeater, quite pretty birds when (unlike this one) seen in good light.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia gold coast lewin's honeyeater meliphaga lewinii nikon coolpix p900 october queensland springbrook national park
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Pretty in yellow

    Pretty in yellow

    A pretty bird to post on this sad day, as we note the passing of the Queen. I think she liked yellow, certainly yellow and white flowers. We'd made our way back into the rainforest and at another stop found a Pale Yellow Robin; the only one I was to see on my travels. There's few of these in...
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october pale yellow robin queensland springbrook national park
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Tree hugger

    Tree hugger

    We dropped down out of the forest to explore some more open agricultural land. We stopped briefly near a farm where there were several birds hanging around. My only decent pictures though were of a Galah on a tree. Such attractive birds, so full of character!
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 australia galah gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october queensland springbrook national park
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. In the gloominess

    In the gloominess

    Another of our numerous stops saw us wandering through the rather dim rainforest. A sudden movement and scuffling in the undergrowth and Australian Logrunner was spotted by Hans. I struggled to see it through the viewfinder, so just kept clicking in the area where the movements were. I've...
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    • 15 october 2019 australia australian logrunner gold coast nikon coolpix p900 orthonyx temminckii queensland springbrook national park
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Tea for two

    Tea for two

    The guest house cafe was well named, as there were a few Crimson Rosellas around. Here's just a pair of them. Beauties, aren't they. I remain confused about how to identify some of the subspecies!!!
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    • 2019 australia crimson rosella gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october platycercus elegans queensland springbrook national park
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Thirsty

    Thirsty

    In the middle of the rainforest was a B&B and cafe called Rosellas. They'd flowering shrubs and feeders all over the place, including this water bath close to the road. An Australian Brushturkey was having a drink there.
    • delia todd
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    • 2019 alectura lathami australia australian brushturkey gold coast nikon coolpix p900 october queensland springbrook national park
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Grey on grey

    Grey on grey

    Judging by the picture, there must have been a grey cloud in the sky..... can't think why I've forgotten about it LOL. Anyway, above my head was a Grey Butcherbird keeping an eye on proceedings at one of our numerous stops as we explored the rainforest.
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    • 2019 australia cracticus torquatus gold coast grey butcherbird nikon coolpix p900 october queensland springbrook national park
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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