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  1. An Australian Bash

    An Australian Bash

    We met up with David and Pam Free, along with Mike Bouette who guided me round Lake Claremont. Such lovely, knowledgeable and welcoming people they all were too. Pam had some some wonderful pictures of the wildlife to be seen around the lake, and they were displayed on boards, one of which you...
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    • 2019 australia australian bash birdwatching mode lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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  2. Maggie

    Maggie

    So, we come to the last bird from that wonderful morning, a female Magpie-Lark, plodding round the foreshore of the lake. I do believe this was the first I'd seen in Western Australia - they were two a'penny in Queensland! What a grand day it had been too.
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    • 2019 australia grallina cyanoleuca lake claremont magpie-lark magpie-lark female nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. At peace

    At peace

    Just about my closest view of an Australasian Shoveler, actually probably any shoveler LOL. She seemed to be quietly contemplating life. Unless I've messed up somewhere, I don't appear to have taken a picture of a male, and can't remember now if, or where, I saw one.
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    • 2019 australasian shoveler australia lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth spatula rhynchotis western australia
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  4. I could have hoped for better

    I could have hoped for better

    Didn't have too many sightings of the Hoary-headed Grebe but, I think because of the ripples on the water, it seemed to throw the focus off. Try as I might I could not get good focus. Think now, I might not have used so much zoom, but we live and learn. They're rather nice looking grebes...
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    • 2019 australia hoary-headed grebe lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth poliocephalus poliocephalus western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Nearly around

    Nearly around

    We were nearly all the way round Lake Claremont now, just a few more birds to look at, but thought I'd let you see a view of the lake from near the cafe. The open area of bank on the far side, I think will be where we saw the night heron and all those other goodies!
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    • 2019 australia lake claremont landscape mode nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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  6. Lost his voice?

    Lost his voice?

    Nearly at the end of our trip round the lake, but still the nice birds were popping up. Here was a Singing Honeyeater, quite high up in a tree beside the path (not singing for us though!)
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    • 2019 australia gavicalis virescens lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth singing honeyeater western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Oh well! If you insist! mutter mutter...

    Oh well! If you insist! mutter mutter...

    Seems he got the message finally and went off in disgust showing a clean heel!! Had yet another blood test yesterday, which shows low ferritin levels, a blood protein. I'd never heard of this, so researching I found it was only being developed as a clinical test in the 1970's - which was about...
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    • 2019 australasian swamphen australasian swamphen juvenile australia lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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  8. I've shown you how.... now go and find your own food!

    I've shown you how.... now go and find your own food!

    We were treated to a rather close view of an adult Australasian Swamphen with a hungry youngster!
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    • 2019 australasian swamphen australia lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth porphyrio melanotus western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Foraging

    Foraging

    On the other side of the jetty, were a couple of Pacific Black Ducks trying to see what they could find. Couldn't help wondering if they wouldn't have been better in the sea, though a long way from the Pacific Ocean LOL
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    • 2019 anas superciliosa australia lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november pacific black duck perth western australia
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  10. Are my feet clean

    Are my feet clean

    One of my favourite characters a Willie-wagtail sitting on a jetty railing. I suppose we were now about 3/4 of the way round the lake by this time.
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    • 2019 australia lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth rhipidura leucophrys western australia willie wagtail
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  11. One of a pair

    One of a pair

    What can be better than seeing another Lifer in the early morning.... getting a pair LOL. I've only got one in this picture, the other was asleep and I thought it rude to take a picture without permission. Australian Shelducks are really rather attractive, but then I think ours are too.
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    • 2019 australia australian shelduck lake claremont november perth tadorna tadornoides western australia
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Fancy Pants

    Fancy Pants

    It looks like this Grey Teal is showing off some rather pretty knickers, doesn't it. I'm rather fond of this picture for some reason.
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    • 2019 anas gracilis australia grey teal lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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  13. Wattling

    Wattling

    I picked this image as it really allows us to see the wattle, after which the Red Wattlebird is named of course. The first time I'd seen any species of honeyeater on the ground I think.
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    • 2019 anthochaera carunculata australia lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth red wattlebird western australia
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  14. Closer

    Closer

    I think this was the closest I ever got to a Pink-eared Duck. Rather attractive, aren't they. Even showing off that pink ear too LOL Yippee... the out of stock pills are coming back in tomorrow, so I should be back to normal in a few days!! Whatever "normal" is of course! LOL
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    • 2019 australia lake claremont malacorhynchus membranaceus nikon coolpix p900 november perth pink-eared duck western australia
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  15. In the green

    In the green

    It never ceases to amaze me how many different 'greens' there are LOL. This is the Australasian Grebe, which is a little smaller than our Little Grebe.
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    • 2019 australasian grebe australia ephemeral lake in city centre lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth tachybaptus novaehollandiae western australia
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  16. Visitor

    Visitor

    Laughing Kookaburras aren't native to Western Australia, a fact I wasn't aware of before my trip. As well as WA, they were introduced to Tasmania and New Zealand! Think this was the only one that I saw in WA, though he certainly isn't shy and retiring, is he LOL.
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    • 2019 australia dacelo novaeguineae lake claremont laughing kookaburra nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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  17. Not talking?

    Not talking?

    A bit distant these, but such lovely light and a beautiful blue sky beyond, set these two lorikeets off. Did I tell you how hot it was getting? Forecast to get up to the high 30's that day.
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    • 2019 australia lake claremont november perth rainbow lorikeet trichoglossus moluccanus western australia
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  18. Destroying or excavating?

    Destroying or excavating?

    I thought the Galahs were just doing their thing (destroying the top of the dead tree). Now I guess they're actually excavating a nest hole (though quite prepared to be corrected on that). This was another dead tree in the middle of the lake.
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    • 2019 australia eolophus roseicapilla galah lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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  19. Family time

    Family time

    Then we came to a little stilt family. It was nice to see them altogether like that. So I guess we have, one Pied Stilt, one Australian Stilt and one White-headed Stilt, LOL, not bad!!!
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    • 2019 australia himantopus leucocephalus lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth pied stilt pied stilt family western australia
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  20. Dead wood

    Dead wood

    A Straw-necked Ibis was sitting on top of one of the dead trees in the middle of the lake. That was nice, as I didn't get to see too many of these as they're not nearly so common as the others (at least not in the parts I visited).
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    • 2019 australia lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth straw-necked ibis threskiornis spinicollis western australia
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  21. Busy place

    Busy place

    Making his way towards the Pink-eared Duck was a Red-kneed Dotterel, quietly passing a foraging Grey Teal. There was plenty going on that morning! I was pleased to see the dotterel though, as I don't think I'd seen one for ages!
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    • 2019 anas gracilis australia erythrogonys cinctus grey teal lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth red-kneed dotterel western australia
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  22. A sleepy pair

    A sleepy pair

    Moving on a yard or two was a Grey Teal dozing away with a Pink-eared Duck, who wasn't displaying a pink ear!
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    • 2019 anas gracilis australia grey teal lake claremont malacorhynchus membranaceus nikon coolpix p900 november perth pink-eared duck western australia
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  23. Confusion

    Confusion

    I get so confused between Australian and Australasian species LOL. This is an Australasian Swamphen, not as I have shown on the picture "Australian". I couldn't work out why I couldn't find many pictures in my Gallery LOL. A species that really doesn't seem to mind people wandering about round...
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    • 2019 australasian swamphen australia australian swamphen lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth porphyrio melanotus western australia
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  24. Where is he?

    Where is he?

    It looks like this Australian Ibis is watching for her mate LOL Not quite so colourful as Peter's ibis today, from the opposite side of the world!
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    • 2019 australia australian ibis lake claremont nikon coolpix p900 november perth threskiornis molucca western australia
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  25. An early first

    An early first

    How pretty Nankeen Night Heron's are. My very first sighting of one and, in fact, my first sighting of any night heron. So, just a few birds in, and I've already got a Lifer for the day! I got a few pictures of him, but not many of them showed the plumes on his back which they produce when in...
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    • 2019 australia lake claremont nankeen night heron nikon coolpix p900 november perth western australia
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