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  1. No fire-eater this one

    No fire-eater this one

    On the other side of the path I suddenly became aware that Hans was peering through a fence. When I joined him I found he was watching an Australian Water Dragon. Rather cute, aren't they
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    • Category: Reptiles
  2. Just got him!!

    Just got him!!

    Walking back along the patch a Brahminy Kite suddenly appeared in the gap between trees swinging my camera up I just managed a couple of shots before he went out of sight!
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Paddling

    Paddling

    Back at the lagoon, was another Great Egret, this time in the water, not on the mud. Really rather handsome birds, aren't they.
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. A stone on the beach

    A stone on the beach

    On the way back to the entrance, I found another Beach Thick-knee, well I think it was a different one as it was a slightly different part of the beach from the first two. What a conundrum, thick-knee or stone-curlew LOL
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Charmer

    Charmer

    As I was leaving the beach, a Willie-Wagtail decided to put on a display for me beside a baby mangrove. Such charming cheeky guys these. Sorry I've not been around much, but this week has been taken up with health things. I've a trapped nerve in my spine and have had investigations to find out...
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    • 2019 australia bribie island kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland willie-wagtail
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. One of two

    One of two

    Australia has two oystercatcher species, this is the Pied Oystercatcher, the other one (Sooty) is completely black apart from the legs and bill.
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Stray feathers

    Stray feathers

    I'd now left the main footpath and wandered down onto the beach... not a lot to see, but there was this rather pretty Silver Gull.
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. A bit itchy

    A bit itchy

    A Little Pied Cormorant was sitting on a post at the end of the reserve, quite oblivious of passers by.
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Another wader

    Another wader

    I rather liked these little Striated Herons and was so glad to see another on my last day in Queensland.
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. On the prowl

    On the prowl

    A pretty close view was got of a Great Egret in that lagoon on Bribie Island too. Didn't manage to see if he caught anything though.
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  11. ... for buried treasure

    ... for buried treasure

    The same Australian Ibis as I showed you yesterday, but this time he appears to be hunting for the buried treasure he knew must be down there. I'd not really noticed the red area on top of the head before! Saturday Fun.
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    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Hunting

    Hunting

    Australian Ibis
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  13. Confused

    Confused

    Not only are Beach Thick-knees called stone-curlews sometimes, they also moved to another Genus meaning they are known by another scientific name by some LOL But these were our main target for them, as they're not seen everywhere.
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    • 2019 australia beach stone-curlew beach thick-knee bribie island esacus giganteus kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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  14. A different cuckoo

    A different cuckoo

    So my last day with Hans and Judy and my final day in Queensland. An early start back to Bribie Island, as H&J hadn't been there for some years and it was near the airport. I sure didn't mind re-visiting this lovely place. First bird to show himself was a pretty Black-faced Cuckooshrike (he...
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    • 2019 australia black-faced cuckooshrike bribie island coracina novaehollandiae kakadu beach moreton bay nikon coolpix p900 october queensland
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  15. waste management and disposal technician

    waste management and disposal technician

    Yep.... that's what the Australian Ibis is.
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  16. Many half brothers

    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.
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  17. In the shade

    In the shade

    A Pied Oystercatcher was further along that same stretch of beach and appeared to be trying to keep cool.
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  18. Sentry Duty

    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...
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    • 2019 australia beach stone-curlew beach thick-knee bribie island fuji finepix hs50 kakadu beach moreton bay october queensland saturday fun
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  19. In the baby mangroves

    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.
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  20. Distinctive

    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!!)
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  21. On the beach

    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...
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  22. How do they keep clean....

    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.
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  23. 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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  24. 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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  25. Looking east

    Looking east

    Ken and Judy had family matters to deal with today, so Ken suggested I walk down the road to where there's a seat and see of the Ospreys were around. They weren't. So after a while I discovered a footpath went down the side of the cliff, so thought I wander along there and see where it went and...
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