Thanks Chris. The possums were gorgeous!!!
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Two Months of Lifers Down Under (1 Viewer)
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All the while, I'd been keeping a sharp look-out on the wall of the weir to try and spot the water dragon again.
Eventually I got him... and not only that but a young one too!!
Having gone across there to get closer images of them, I then decided to have a wander along the footpath on the other side to see what might be happening there.
There was an awful lot of weed close to the bank. A couple of Dusky Moorhens were messing about in it, but the pictures were too awful to post (light was wrong is my excuse
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Back at the weir, a Silver Gull had come in, then a Little Black Cormorant emerged from the water with a great flurry of water!
Judy returned and we then set off to continue our journey.
Eventually I got him... and not only that but a young one too!!
Having gone across there to get closer images of them, I then decided to have a wander along the footpath on the other side to see what might be happening there.
There was an awful lot of weed close to the bank. A couple of Dusky Moorhens were messing about in it, but the pictures were too awful to post (light was wrong is my excuse
)Back at the weir, a Silver Gull had come in, then a Little Black Cormorant emerged from the water with a great flurry of water!
Judy returned and we then set off to continue our journey.
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LOL I'm the same Chris... they're so confusing, especially the young ones. But what I found interesting was that this was really the only gull I saw - just one other in WA.
You've done it again, I go away for a few days and you post more great snaps and make me even more jealous. Really liking the report Delia.
Thank you Lisa and Keith.
I don't think you can even come close to knowing how much that holiday meant to me, and how lovely it is to re-live each day as I go through the pictures.
Especially when I'm reminded of such delightful encounters with creatures like the possums.
I don't think you can even come close to knowing how much that holiday meant to me, and how lovely it is to re-live each day as I go through the pictures.
Especially when I'm reminded of such delightful encounters with creatures like the possums.
On the way home we stopped at Wivenhoe Dam for a nosey and refreshments.
The way down to the water was quite a bit steeper than it appears in my picture, but I managed.
I'm sure there were other birds around, but the ones I've shown here are Hardhead, Little Pied Cormorant, Black Swan and Great Crested Grebe.
This was the first time I'd seen this grebe and Hans said that he'd not seen one for years out there.
Also recorded, but no pictures were Noisy Miner and Pied Butcherbird.
That lake was way far bigger than it would appear from my picture and spreads for miles!! https://osm.org/go/ueGEbps-
The way down to the water was quite a bit steeper than it appears in my picture, but I managed.
I'm sure there were other birds around, but the ones I've shown here are Hardhead, Little Pied Cormorant, Black Swan and Great Crested Grebe.
This was the first time I'd seen this grebe and Hans said that he'd not seen one for years out there.
Also recorded, but no pictures were Noisy Miner and Pied Butcherbird.
That lake was way far bigger than it would appear from my picture and spreads for miles!! https://osm.org/go/ueGEbps-
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He sure was lovely Lisa, thanks.
Hans was busy filling the water bowls when we got home, as there were quite a few birds waiting to greet us.
The cute wee Double-barred Finches were first (they're always there LOL). A female Magpie-Lark soon followed.
I then went for a walk around the grounds and found a Red-necked Wallaby, so I've treated you to two pictures of him.
There was still some water in the dam, being enjoyed by a pair of Maned Ducks.
The cute wee Double-barred Finches were first (they're always there LOL). A female Magpie-Lark soon followed.
I then went for a walk around the grounds and found a Red-necked Wallaby, so I've treated you to two pictures of him
. There was still some water in the dam, being enjoyed by a pair of Maned Ducks.
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Forest Waterhole
19 October 2019
Early breakfast and it was interrupted by the sight of a Common Bronzewing on the garden fence. Had to take the picture through the window, so as not to frighten him off.
A much better picture this one, than my Lifer shot taken at Bowra some 10 days or so ago!
Then a Suphur-crested Cockatoo landed... such attractive birds these with their crests up.
Then it was off to the forest to see what new had arrived since our last visit nearly 2 weeks ago.
However, we start with some regular visitors, with Bar-shouldered Dove, Eastern Spinebill and a female Golden Whistler.
19 October 2019
Early breakfast and it was interrupted by the sight of a Common Bronzewing on the garden fence. Had to take the picture through the window, so as not to frighten him off.
A much better picture this one, than my Lifer shot taken at Bowra some 10 days or so ago!
Then a Suphur-crested Cockatoo landed... such attractive birds these with their crests up.
Then it was off to the forest to see what new had arrived since our last visit nearly 2 weeks ago.
However, we start with some regular visitors, with Bar-shouldered Dove, Eastern Spinebill and a female Golden Whistler.
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A gorgeous Eastern Yellow Robin came in for a (very splashy) bath, so thought I'd show you a picture of him all wet LOL. Another 'yellow' bird in Yellow-throated Scrubwren then arrived... he was around for a bit, both in the water and pecking around on the ground around.
Then a bird with remarkable eyes, Satin Bowerbird, gave me a variety of poses. I can't really count that as a Lifer, as I'd seen a female about a week before on the Gold Coast, and we'd also heard a male calling this was the first picture of one though. After that two Rufous Fantails gave me opposing poses in the same shot!
Finally, a rather smart Brown Cuckoo-Dove came back to see us.
Then a bird with remarkable eyes, Satin Bowerbird, gave me a variety of poses. I can't really count that as a Lifer, as I'd seen a female about a week before on the Gold Coast, and we'd also heard a male calling this was the first picture of one though. After that two Rufous Fantails gave me opposing poses in the same shot!
Finally, a rather smart Brown Cuckoo-Dove came back to see us.
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Thanks KC.... and yeah they sure were Lisa.
Such a beautiful bird that one.
Next installment nearly done.
Such a beautiful bird that one.
Next installment nearly done.
The stunning male Regent Bowerbird arrived with his lady. She is so distinctive with the black cap.
Following that couple, a Yellow-faced Honeyeater decided he wanted a drink too.
Then another scrubwren Lifer for me in the form of both a juvenile male and a female White-browed Scrubwren.
Following that couple, a Yellow-faced Honeyeater decided he wanted a drink too.
Then another scrubwren Lifer for me in the form of both a juvenile male and a female White-browed Scrubwren.
