tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1443849700472546522024-02-07T13:46:53.560+11:00Pete's Flap Birding AusThe musings, photos and trip reports of a late-rising, fledgling birder from Melbourne, Australia. © Peter ShanleyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.comBlogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-31307938827902850342016-03-18T22:53:00.000+11:002016-03-18T22:53:08.847+11:00Killarney Beach Sanderling<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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So I did catch up with some Sanderling at Killarney Beach last weekend. It took some persistence. For instance I watched a group of stint for some 45 minutes before concluding "Nope that's not what I'm after!" In their non-breeding colours they are had to tell apart if not seen adjacent.</div>
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Casting the binoculars to the far eastern sweep of the little bay I spotted a group of small shorebirds on a sandy section of the beach. Closer inspection required!</div>
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Yes, they have a cleaner, whiter appearance and are not as tiny - but the difference in behaviour from the Red-necked stint was clear. The Sanderling were moving in and out along the wet sand following the receding waves back, running away when the water comes in again, like someone in runners surprised by a wave.</div>
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I enjoyed observing and photographing. They were reasonably obliging. It was possible to pick a point that they were heading towards and wait ....</div>
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I was so keen on checking my stint vs sanderling ID that I used the video setting on my camera to record some behaviour. Unfortunately it's not real steady as it is perched only on a monopod!<div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com8Killarney Beach, Victoria, Australia-38.3577778 142.3108333-63.662427300000004 101.00223930000001 -13.053128300000001 -176.38057270000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-36301513370021874252016-03-16T22:49:00.001+11:002016-03-16T22:49:41.709+11:00Birding Killarney Beach<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dull but dry! Looking west from Killarney Beach towards the Port Fairy lighthouse. Low tide exposes the weed covered rocks which protect the beach from the surf.</td></tr>
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Aahh, not enough time! Precious few moments to take in some serious birding, even less time for blogging. However I so enjoyed some birding moments at the weekend, I feel inspired to pen a post or two.<br />
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<a href="http://alldownunder.com/australian-dates/holiday-labour-day.htm" target="_blank">Labour Day</a> long weekend in Victoria generally finds me at the <a href="http://www.portfairyfolkfestival.com/" target="_blank">Port Fairy Folk Festival</a>. This year was no exception and I tore myself away from the music for a few hours to Killarney Beach, a reasonably reliable spot for Sanderling and other shorebirds, so I have read.<br />
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Being a long weekend I was sharing the beach with horse-riders, dog walkers, fisherman (a few of each) and a lone swimmer (yikes - it's the Southern Ocean for goodness sake!).<br />
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I was keen for Sanderling and I spent some time (read "45 minutes") watching a group of waders trying to convince myself that they weren't Red-necked stint and failed - they were. The low-tide had revealed seaweed-covered rocky reefs and patches of exposed seagrass. This underwater garden was laid bare for the camouflaged shorebirds to feast upon.<br />
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The stints in particular loved the patches of sea-grass. There was also a pair of Pied oystercatcher and a young Kelp gull hanging around.<br />
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These seagrass patches and reefs are just 50 metres to the west of the car park. Heading further west along the beach towards Port Fairy we come in to some serious Hooded plover territory. I saw six birds including a chick.<div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Distant view of an adult Hooded plover sending its chick to the safety of dune shrubs - away from the approaching photographer</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meet Hooded plover (Orange flag YY), proud parent doing its thing distracting me away from the chick "Come hither!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volcanic rock forms the reefs protecting the little bay from the Southern Ocean surf. White-fronted chat forage</td></tr>
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Black swan and gulls including this Kelp gull were among the fly-bys.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking east, low tide Killarney Beach. You can see two small "islands" of sea grass</td></tr>
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Now if you want Sanderling try heading East from the carpark! More to follow ...</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Bird on!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com2Killarney Beach, Victoria, Australia-38.3577778 142.3108333-63.6624238 101.00223930000001 -13.0531318 -176.38057270000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-16604751660859283812015-09-11T08:40:00.000+10:002015-09-11T08:40:12.495+10:00Lake Mournpall, Hattah Lakes NP<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mulga parrot (male) near Lake Mournpall</td></tr>
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This post from a trip in October 2014 could have been my Unfinished Symphony! I have just come across the "draft" commenced before a blogging break. It features shots from a memorable overnight camp at Lake Mournpall camping area in NW Victoria.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australian ringneck (the Mallee version)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">& another</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lifer and target species (for obvious reasons)! Major Mitchell's Cockatoo was a highlight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Major Mitchell's cockatoo. The <a href="http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Lophochroa-leadbeateri" target="_blank">Birds in Backyards page</a> has an impressive list of regional alternative names ...</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #636363; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 16.56px;"><i>This cockatoo is also known as Leadbeater's, Desert, Major Mitchell or Pink Cockatoo; Cocklerina, Chockalott or Wee Juggle</i>r</span></blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another MMC - wouldn't quite oblige with a full crest display to show the yellow band.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galah</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blinkin' stick keeping it real! Splendid fairy-wren</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut-rumped thornbill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and again</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Typical spinifex - no definite sightings for me of those rarities Striated grass-wren and Mallee emu-wren</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"All for the driver" I've not really been proud of a car before but I was so proud of my little AWD Impreza getting me to these places!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com1Lake Mournpall, Hattah VIC 3501, Australia-34.7053993 142.34803320000003-34.7184528 142.32786320000002 -34.692345800000005 142.36820320000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-56094727261003222812015-09-09T22:05:00.000+10:002015-09-09T22:05:11.750+10:00Watching for Shorebirds' Return, Phillip IslandWe have had a cold and pretty wet winter in southern Victoria and it certainly doesn't feel like Spring yet. However I did manage to enjoy a beach walk to see Phillip Island's Rhyll Inlet at the weekend. This was in the late afternoon light during an hour or two of sunny and still conditions. I made my way to Observation Point and made these .... well .... observations!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the breeding season, a pair of Pied oystercatchers generally hang around east of Silverleaves. I tried hard to get some background in this shot. It shows French Island on the other side of a very calm Westernport Bay. The hills behind Grantville form the distant horizon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clicking for the enlarged view reveals Pied oystercatcher <i>Red Flag 5E</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two endangered Hooded plover have paired off once again at the eastern end of Silverleaves beach. Meet current local "<i>Orange Flag PW above Silver band</i>"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Among the fascinations for me is the anticipation of what shorebirds will be present at the sandy spit that is Observation Point. Here are a few Curlew sandpiper among the Red-necked stint. In the foreground is an out of focus Red-capped plover </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Double-banded plover in full bleeding plumage always stands out in the crowd! "Shouldn't you be in New Zealand?"</td></tr>
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I am always on the lookout for Godwits, Whimbrel and Eastern curlew. Three Eastern curlew arrived while I was watching but I saw no Godwits which I found unusual. There was more than the usual number of ducks and I had some difficulty sorting the species as they kept their distance. I was impressed with the number of Australian shoveler, a species I generally don't see a lot of.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great cormorant are generally outnumbered by Pied cormorant at Observation Point</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Australian pelican flew low across the surface of the water for at least 100m! I love watching that. It seems to be heading towards San Remo where the pelicans get fed each morning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My happy shadow - Observation Point at high tide (iPhone panorama). Westernport Bay to the left, Rhyll Inlet to the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The return trek - I'm about to get wet and painfully cold feet!!<br />All worth it!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com3Observation Point, Phillip Island, Vic, Australia-38.453789685304841 145.29958714282225-38.46622368530484 145.27941714282224 -38.441355685304842 145.31975714282225tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-16663570692256596682015-09-09T20:42:00.001+10:002015-09-09T20:42:35.418+10:00Nesting time, Blackie Lake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
In addition to my friends the <a href="http://petesflap.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/pardalote-time-blackie-lake.html" target="_blank">Spotted pardalote pair who are nesting in the bank of a creek at Blackburn Lake</a> several other species were seen to be making plans the other day. Today's pictures feature a few birds that nest in tree hollows such as Australian Wood Duck and Rainbow lorikeets.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pair of Australian Wood duck <i>Chenonetta jubata </i>checking out this hollow trunk. I have not seen this but I gather that the ducklings first "flight" is to jump from the nest often several metres up a tree! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having seen off several competitors for this potential nesting site these Rainbow lorikeet <i>Trichoglossus haematodus ....</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">... proceeded to explore its potential. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern rosella <i>Platycercus eximius</i> were also seen at Blackburn Lake this day. They also nest in tree hollows. This one of a pair was too busy looking gorgeous among the flowers to be looking for tree hollows! </td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com4Blackburn Lake, Blackburn VIC 3130, Australia-37.8284729 145.16112670000007-37.8347439 145.15104170000006 -37.8222019 145.17121170000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-83390891471013330252015-09-04T21:40:00.001+10:002015-09-04T21:40:11.237+10:00Pardalote time, Blackie LakeWell it's been so long I have to familiarise myself with the post editor! It was the return of the Spotted pardalotes to ground level that did it.<br />
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In <a href="http://petesflap.blogspot.com.au/2011/11/cracking-pardalote-views_21.html" target="_blank">November 2011</a> I had my first close encounters with <i>Pardalotus punctatus.</i> Some pictures I managed (with an old lens) were fashioned into the banner for this blog and the avatar for a few networking accounts (Instagram and the like).<br />
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Earlier this week I was at exactly the same spot - crossing the Billabong Bridge at Blackburn Lake - and came across a pair tending to this year's nest. It was great to see them again and I just happened to have my camera!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted pardalote (male) <i>Pardalotus punctatus </i>Blackburn Lake</td></tr>
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I observed:<br />
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<li>that seeing the the male bird from above demonstrates how it gets its name - so many spots!</li>
<li>that both male and female birds work at the nest - generally taking it in turns</li>
<li>that the entry to the nest in this instance was perilously close to the water level of this urban creek. I'm sure it would be prone to flooding</li>
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I would like to find out:<br />
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<li>whether these two birds are the same as the 2011 pair</li>
<li>how long that tunnel is and whether it is designed to withstand rises in water level </li>
<li>whether Spotted paradalote return to the same nesting site (regardless of success)</li>
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I really relished the moment and am looking forward to keeping an eye on them. This <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/environment/animals/spotted-the-birds-who-flew-to-earth-and-then-will-leave-20111125-1nz4a.html" target="_blank">newspaper article</a> also celebrates the pardalotes at this time of year.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So many spots! <i>Pardalotus</i> - spotted like a leopard, <i>punctatus</i> - spotted bird </td></tr>
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I tried to capture the precariousness of the situation with this iPhone shot. The entrance to the tunnel (oval) was hidden amongst the weed we call Wandering Jew <i><a href="http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&state=&s=&region=all&card=H95" target="_blank">Tradescantia fluminensis</a>.</i> This waterway is upstream from Blackburn Lake proper. Suburban stormwater flows in here and the creek is subject to massive fluctuations in flow.<div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com3Blackburn Lake, VIC 3130, Australia-37.826506865270659 145.16207083757331-37.832777865270657 145.15198583757331 -37.820235865270661 145.17215583757331tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-34914566965325600732014-10-23T21:27:00.002+11:002014-10-23T22:27:29.490+11:00Lake Hattah - Apostlebirds, Regent Parrot<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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There are not many places in Victoria where you can see Apostlebirds. The day picnic area and campground at Lake Hattah is apparently a pretty reliable spot.<br />
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I think the genus name comes from "Struth it just took my sandwich!" as they are quite keen around a picnic table.<br />
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I visited a few weeks ago and was hoping to camp at the Lake Hattah campground. Late Hattah is a flood plain lake. It is often dry but when flooded supports Red gum bushland. Currently there is a program of deliberate environmental flooding to keep this habitat healthy. Several roads and camping areas are closed as a result.<br />
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My first visit became a brief reconnaissance mission due to some pretty blustery rain storms that were coming through. It was good to catch up with these guys though at the picnic area.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spirits improved when I spotted a Regent Parrot (female or immature) up high among the red gums in the lake. Gotta love a "Lifer" from a picnic table!</td></tr>
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I only lasted about 10 minutes at the picnic area before retreating to the shelter of the car. In addition to observing the Apostlebird and Regent parrot I also saw Little corella, Hoary-headed and Great-crested grebe, Grey teal, Pink-eared duck, Crimson rosella (the yellow form). This was all from the (partial) shelter of the picnic tables or the car!</div>
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As my kids pointed out the pictures above are of the exact same location grebes heading one way, Pink-eared duck the other within seconds of each other!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com12Lake Hattah, Hattah- Kulkyne National Park, Hattah VIC 3501, Australia-34.7559644 142.34670289999997-34.762487400000005 142.33661789999996 -34.7494414 142.35678789999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-50726535719508162432014-10-15T18:05:00.001+11:002014-10-15T18:05:51.025+11:00Grey fantail nest building, Phillip Island birds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I think I might build something of greatness ..."</td></tr>
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This nest building requires some agility! There was much rapid fussing around the edges.<br />
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The next shots were taken one day later and the nest has taken greater shape. It gets tested for size ...<br />
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One week later ... Voila! What a fine creation. Pizzey describes the fantail nest as a "beautiful small grey cup, tailed like wineglass without a base".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one's wineglass stem is a little off!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A peak inside reveals a single egg which is not shown well in this iphone shot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wonder if I'll find a second egg soon.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com11Silverleaves VIC 3922, Australia-38.4519831 145.26163250000002-38.4768526 145.221292 -38.4271136 145.30197300000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-35022549813493586192014-10-13T22:54:00.000+11:002014-10-13T22:54:31.430+11:00The intriguing Musk Duck - Swan Lake, Phillip Island<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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As <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Field_Guide_to_the_Birds_of_Australia_(Pizzey)" target="_blank">Pizzey</a> says "A very strange duck". This one was swimming and diving quite close to our vantage point at Swan Lake's northern bird hide. The flow of "water off the duck's back" was quite impressive.</div>
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That tail flick again in case you missed it....!</div>
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'Seemed to come across Yellow-tailed black cockatoos more frequently in Tasmania (most days) than I would expect to on the mainland (occasional). I love their calls and unusual flight.</div>
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This group of about 15 birds was photographed at an old homestead called Clarendon. They arrived while we were visiting and immediately started tearing into the pine cones of these trees. Every now and then a missile would drop with a thud (on top of a car in one instance)! They were quite heavy!</div>
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While gazing skywards ....<br />
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I battled the Sunday morning fitness army at the You Yangs last weekend. The place was swarming with cyclists and runners. Without even locating the Tawny frogmouths I left the car park throng after only a few minutes (do they still hang around there?).<br />
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I was pleased to eventually find a little solitude around the gravel pits area near where Kurrajong Ave leaves the Great Circle Drive. Restless flycatcher, Striated thornbill, Dusky woodswallow and a few choughs were active here. New Holland and White-plumed were the only honeyeaters identified. I had seen Diamond firetail here in the past but not today.<br />
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The next place I stopped was to walk a 100m or so along the Branding Yard Rd. It was here that I had a lovely time with a Rufous whistler and a pair of Scarlet robin. A Shining bronze-cuckoo was hanging around but avoided my camera.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rufous whistler giving it all, You Yangs, 21 Sept 2014</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Superb fairy-wren reaches for a better view of the camera man</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com8You Yangs, VIC, Australia-37.950274206203638 144.42588296835936-37.975315206203639 144.38554246835935 -37.925233206203636 144.46622346835937tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-85288618894518766222014-09-24T15:38:00.000+10:002014-09-24T15:38:46.583+10:00Swans versus Hawks - The birds behind the teams! #aflgfWell I do love my Aussie Rules Football and it's Grand Final week in Melbourne so here's a post about one of the best games in the world!<br />
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Well, this year's Grand Final combatants are the Sydney "Swans" and the Hawthorn "Hawks". The birder in me wanted to understand a little more about the choice of team mascot and logo design for these clubs. Would I be satisfied that they have a worthy connection with Australian birds? If not, why not?<br />
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We'll start with the <a href="http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/" target="_blank">Sydney Swans</a>. The Swans were originally the Victorian-based South Melbourne Football Club. The club was transferred to Sydney in 1982 as the League was trying to expand to become a national competition. South Melbourne was originally founded in 1874. They played with a red and white jumper (red sash on white) and were known as "The Bloods".</div>
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It was not until the 1930s that the name "The Swans" came about. A journalist (Hec de Lacy) <a href="http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/club/history/heritage-list" target="_blank">referred to the club as The Swans</a> in articles written having a dig at an influx of Western Australian players at the time (the state of Western Australia has always featured Australia's Black Swan on its flag and coat of arms).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Swan, <i>Cygnus atratus</i>, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Vic</td></tr>
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Why <i>white</i> swans and not black then? The club's home ground (Lake Oval) was at Albert Park Lake which was home to some introduced white swans. This fact as well as the prominent white background in the team colours meant that the Black swan was overlooked when designing logos! A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Park_and_Lake" target="_blank">Wikipedia article</a> says that the "Feral white swans were removed from the park between the 1980s and 1990s".</div>
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Here's a few of my favourite shots of Australia's Black swan!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keeping an eye on the raptors, Fisher's Wetland, Phillip Island</td></tr>
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The <a href="http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/" target="_blank">Hawthorn football club</a> was nick-named the Mayblooms after a plant that apparently flowered profusely in the local area. A transformation followed a newspaper report of a pre-match address at which the coach Roy Cazaly urged the players to play like hawks.</div>
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I am pleased to say that the modern logo happens to strike a semblance with that pair of the most "hawkish" of Australian raptors - the Brown Goshawk and Collared Sparrowhawk. This is no doubt due to that piercing eye. The designers (Cato Purnell Partners) said of their creation:<br />
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Again the colours aren't true to any Australian bird but there's not much you can do when your team's colours are brown and gold (immature Brown goshawks get pretty close)!</div>
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Collared sparrowhawk or Brown goshawk? Due to only occasional exposure to these birds I have little confidence when differentiating between the two. I have read the guides and studied my photos but have very little confidence in the field. Any tips on the shots below greatly appreciated!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bird just appeared at our powered site at Cable Beach Caravan Park in Broome! It's bulk and eyebrow had me tending towards Brown goshawk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was looking for arty in this distant shot - again I was leaning towards Brown goshawk, Summerlands Peninsula, Phillip Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My local experts were leaning towards Collared sparrowhawk, Alice Springs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No idea! Attempt at an ID shot through foliage #1. Hulls Road Wetlands, Lilydale, Vic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No idea! Attempt at an ID shot through foliage #2. A Silverleaves garden, Phillip Island - again click for a larger view</td></tr>
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This bit of bush has always been good for honeyeaters (especially if they have bits of white on them)...</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Distant view of a Golden whistler enjoying morning sunshine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey currawong looking menacing as always</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Satin flycatcher - female (April 2014)</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com4Oswin Roberts Reserve, Vic-38.479119584826194 145.26719306582027-38.491551084826192 145.24702306582026 -38.466688084826195 145.28736306582027tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-17983227988493797252014-09-14T22:03:00.000+10:002014-09-14T22:03:15.436+10:00Hide & Seek with a Spinebill - Birding Phillip IslandSilverleaves was pretty wet at times this last winter.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australian wood-duck took to the water where there was usually just grass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few Chestnut teal had also moved in </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterlogged. "The Common" at Silverleaves</td></tr>
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Birding was still OK albeit with damp feet! This Eastern spinebill was hanging around our house playing hide & seek.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiding in the correa. Eastern spinebill, Phillip Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing peek-a-boo with a grevillea. Eastern spinebill, Phillip Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's nowhere to hide on fence wire! Eastern spinebill</td></tr>
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Another individual I'm getting to know is one of the local kookaburras. "He" also like sitting on wires.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laughing kookaburra. This is his good side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here it is giving all in song. At first I thought his eye was just closed but his right eye is not normal</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com1Silverleaves VIC 3922, Australia-38.4519831 145.26163250000002-38.4768526 145.221292 -38.4271136 145.30197300000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-20238843350950105352014-09-10T15:42:00.003+10:002014-09-10T22:48:05.447+10:00The amazing Tasmanian Silvereye!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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These little guys are amazing. I read that in early Autumn many of them migrate from Tasmania <i>across Bass Strait</i> to the Australian mainland only to return in August-October. I was observing this group feeding on small green insects in the northern Tasmanian town of Evandale in April this year. If I had been more cognizant of this amazing fact at the time I would have been more awe-struck in their presence! This little group may have been about to embark on a remarkable journey!</div>
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Little is known of the reasons why and how they migrate. It is wondered if they island hop along the eastern Bass Strait islands. This in turn raises another theory that this migration may be an evolutionary hangover of when Tasmania was connected to the mainland! There is a piece about the <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2001/05/01/2616451.htm" target="_blank">Mystery Migration of the Tiny Silvereye</a> at ABC Science.</div>
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I have very little confidence that I could tell a Tasmanian silvereye from a mainland one (and I suspect in Southern Victoria we may share the Tasmanian race <i>lateralis</i>) but I'll be having a closer look from now on! A whiter throat (as distinct from yellow) and browner flanks makes your Silvereye more likely to be a Taswegian Traveller.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com11Evandale TAS 7212, Australia-41.5709861 147.24883410000007-41.7610631 146.92611060000007 -41.3809091 147.57155760000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-56592240266953197472014-09-09T16:12:00.000+10:002014-09-09T16:12:04.652+10:00Birding Wonthaggi Heathlands - of Emu and Emu-wren<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had my second visit to Wonthaggi Heathlands last weekend. I have enjoyed the birding on both occasions. One bird on the target list for this location is Southern emu-wren. I certainly was not expecting to see its oversized namesake but there you go ....!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First tick of the afternoon: Emu <i>Dromaius novaehollandiae </i>6 Sept 2014<br />
One of a pair seen on pastoral land looking west from the car park at Wonthaggi Heathlands</td></tr>
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Two circuit walks leave from the car park which is at the end of Chisolm Rd just southwest of Wonthaggi (find Cameron Street then head west along Campbell Street - at its navigable end is a dog leg and you are then in Chisolm Rd which becomes gravel - follow this south until you reach the car park - google maps does not recognise Chisolm Rd). One finds oneself unexpectedly close to the sea and also the local windfarm. On this occasion I only had time for a late afternoon walk around the shorter loop.</div>
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I am increasingly impressed and consider myself very lucky to be able to travel relatively short distances from home to encounter different honeyeater strongholds. The calls of White-eared, Yellow-faced and New Holland honeyeaters as well as Red wattlebird told me which honeyeater gangs were active here!<br />
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This next series of photos follows (what I eventually worked out to be) a young male Golden whistler having a drink and a bath in a drying out puddle. I have not seen whistlers at ground level before - they must have brief visits.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com1Wonthaggi Heathlands, VIC, Australia-38.634841007823482 145.56610107421875-38.659650507823486 145.52576057421874 -38.610031507823479 145.60644157421876tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-44586244953839375672014-09-07T22:16:00.000+10:002014-09-07T22:16:00.781+10:00Eastern whipbird<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eastern whipbird, <i>Psophodes olivaceus, </i>Sherbrooke Forest, Dandenong Ranges</td></tr>
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Many Australians know the sound of this bird's call but would not know what the Eastern whipbird looked like. The resonating whip-crack call can emanate from a patch of bush right in front of you but the bird(s) may never appear. I "out waited" this bird in the Sherbrooke section of the Dandenongs recently and finally got a photo - it took a good 20 minutes!! The dim light added to the difficulty and even with a clear view through my monopod-perched camera I still only managed one photo with which I was happy.<br />
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I do enjoy field guide quotes when well-written. Here is a selection relating to the Eastern whipbird:<br />
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<u>Pizzey</u>: <i>Noisy but secretive (!)</i><br />
<u>Morcombe</u><i>: Loud ringing whip-crack call of this species is one of the most common, widely recognised eastern bird calls. From male, a long whistle building up to an explosive whip-crack; instantly answered with sharp "tchew-tchew" from female.</i><br />
<u>Australian Bird Names (Fraser & Gray)</u>: <i>Psophodes olivaceus (Latham 1802) so-FOH-dehz o-li-VA-se-us "olive-green noisy-bird"</i><br />
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While this audio piece by "Wild Ambience" doesn't really do the explosive whip-crack justice (compared to hearing it at close range in the forest) it is a beautifully presented narration which demonstrates the male-female interaction well. Four minutes well spent! <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com4Sherbrooke VIC 3789, Australia-37.881816917723718 145.3560542962648-37.88808341772372 145.3459692962648 -37.875550417723716 145.36613929626481tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-826972735065232902014-09-03T22:07:00.001+10:002014-09-03T22:16:35.912+10:00Yellow wattlebirds - What's with the wattle?!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow wattlebird, Evandale, Tasmania (April 2014)</td></tr>
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One of Tasmania's endemic bird species, the Yellow wattlebird is the largest of Australia's wattlebirds and also our largest honeyeater. It also has the largest and most ungainly looking wattles of the four wattlebird species. The wattles are the pendulous, yellow-orange bits of fleshy tissue hanging from the neck.<br />
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A close encounter with one in the township of Evandale's Pioneer Park got me curious about these structures! If what I read is true then having an impressive wattle is more likely to get you a mate. Females and males are alike.<br />
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Anatomically wattles are lumped together with other <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caruncle_(bird_anatomy)" target="_blank">caruncles</a> such as dewlaps and snoods! I feel that these words are underused - rarely seen or heard in literature, music or general conversation. This travesty makes one's wattles stand on end!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com10Evandale TAS 7212, Australia-41.5709861 147.24883410000007-41.7610631 146.92611060000007 -41.3809091 147.57155760000006tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-88584360525408343582014-08-31T21:30:00.000+10:002014-08-31T21:30:13.307+10:00Gorgeous Golden whistler - Birds of Phillip Island<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I was treated to easily my best views ever of a male Golden whistler at Phillip Island yesterday. This species has often had me craning my neck looking into the canopy to try to find where that marvellous sound was coming from.<br />
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The bird was adept at detecting the presence of small grubs. This one was whacked repeatedly and wrapped one way then the other around this branch before being dispatched.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com3Silverleaves VIC 3922, Australia-38.4519831 145.26163250000002-38.4768526 145.221292 -38.4271136 145.30197300000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-41849880925802501122014-08-30T08:53:00.000+10:002014-08-30T08:53:29.365+10:00Black currawong & friends, Tahune Airwalk, Huon ValleyI was on the look out for those Tasmanian endemics during our April holiday. On this occasion a lifer flew right on to the outside tables of a cafe and said "Here I am, tick me off!"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I did however come across my first Bassian Thrush sighting for the year. Always a good bird for the year list!</div>
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I had caught a definite glimpse of a male Pink robin but only a female posed for photographs.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Crescent honeyeater had it's banksia feast interrupted</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com2Tahune Airwalk, Geeveston TAS, Australia-43.0949398 146.7308514-43.095664299999996 146.7295909 -43.0942153 146.7321119tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-33360160315001947362014-08-29T20:53:00.000+10:002014-08-29T20:53:05.539+10:00Birds of Sugarloaf Reservoir<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wedge-tailed eagle, Sugarloaf Reservoir Park (31 July 2013)</td></tr>
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I think I have found a place close enough to home (which is in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne) that provides birding a little different from my immediate haunts. The bush around Sugarloaf Reservoir has sections of dry open forest and grassland. This provides for different birding from the tall forests and dense fern gullies of the Dandenongs for instance.<br />
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Here is a <a href="http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/316962/Sugarloaf-Res-A4-Visitor-Guide-Printing-Aug11.pdf" target="_blank">Park Guide</a>. I have just visited for a second time. On both occasions the visit was in winter and I enjoyed walking the first 1km or so of the Chris Phillips Walk (leaving from the Saddle Dam Picnic area).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pied currawong</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-winged chough have a great habit of nonchalantly wandering away from the observer - slow enough to get you interested but rarely presenting a favourable perspective! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Missed the opportunity! Out-of-focus White-winged chough</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crimson rosella</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Scarlet robin - the "insurance shot"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Managed to get a little closer to the male - Scarlet robin</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com3Sugarloaf Reservoir, VIC, Australia-37.67894046741668 145.30473477724604-37.704080467416681 145.26439427724603 -37.65380046741668 145.34507527724605tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-56775785638087398062014-08-28T21:47:00.000+10:002014-08-28T21:47:08.598+10:00Tamar Island Wetlands, Tasmania<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I visited this intriguing place in the chill of a squally late afternoon in April this year. The birding wasn't great that evening but I suspect I just "lucked-out" as it looks like a great spot!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Superb fairy-wren, Tamar Wetlands Reserve</td></tr>
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This <a href="http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=19983" target="_blank">information brochure</a> describes how the island in the middle of the Tamar River was originally surrounded by marshland. It was used as a base for dredging to make the river more navigable. Eventually the waterway to the west of the island was filled with scuttled ships and barges thereby increasing the flow through the eastern channel. This was to increase boating access to the Port of Launceston.<br />
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A impressive history of how "progress" determines the nature of the local landscape!<br />
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Now the island and wetlands to the west of the island are a reserve with boardwalks, hides and other facilities including an "interpretative centre".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great egret arrives, Tamar Wetlands Reserve </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chestnut teal - a chilly way to get a feed! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Masked lapwing looks to be wishing it was a migratory bird!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking south through the long lens to Launceston some 10km away and a good sized (150+) flock of white birds never came close enough for identification (first guess would be Australian white ibis)!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slowly getting used to ebird (but I do miss the simple but versatile Eremaea!)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My iphoto geotags for this walk!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com4Tamar Island Wetlands Centre, West Tamar Highway, Riverside TAS 7250, Australia-41.3914202 147.07403290000002-66.6960722 105.76543890000002 -16.086768199999998 -171.6173731tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-63112616901990007652014-08-27T22:09:00.002+10:002014-08-27T22:10:49.568+10:00Birding Binalong Bay, TasmaniaBack in April our family enjoyed an hour or so exploring the rocky shores and beaches of Binalong Bay, Tasmania. We all had our cameras out trying to capture the late afternoon Autumn sun playing on the rocks. This township is at the southern end of the Bay of Fires, the whole area noted for the bright orange lichen covering the granite boulders (amongst other things)!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little pied cormorant with some Bay of Fires colour</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Such a wing-span!</td></tr>
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A pair of Sooty oystercatchers caught my eye at Adventure Bay on Bruny Island, Tasmania. My presence, in part, roused one of the birds from its slumber. It commenced an impressive stretching routine in preparation for a quick departure should it be required (it wasn't).</div>
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Generally I think one is more likely to find Sooty oystercatchers on the rocks rather than the sandy beach. The converse applies with the other Oystercatcher we get in Australia - the Pied oystercatcher which prefers mudflats and sandy spits.<br />
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The bird shown below was feeding between waves demonstrating the versatility of that amazing bill. This bird is known to be able to split bivalve seashells to extract a morsel. Here it is simply plunging its bill for sand worms.<br />
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This 20 second video (screen grabs above) show how this bird hangs out at the beach!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18437818695936372671noreply@blogger.com2Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia-43.3937074 147.26791159999993-44.1334204 145.97701809999992 -42.653994399999995 148.55880509999994tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144384970047254652.post-87694080200205862132014-08-20T15:48:00.000+10:002014-08-30T08:36:53.432+10:00Wild geese protecting young, birds of Phillip Island<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Well its nearing the end of the Victorian winter and it's time for Phillip Island's Cape Barren Geese families to start learning about life. While photographing this young family at Phillip Island's Fishers Wetland I noticed that the parent bird was keeping an eye on something in the sky ....</div>
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The family had been feeding in a relaxed manner spread up to 4-5 metres apart (see iPhone shot above). Over a few seconds things tightened up quite a lot and that's when the adult bird could be seen checking the sky and posturing. I fired off a few more shots while the bird adopted this unusual posture (I am guessing signalling to the young who initially kept feeding and didn't seem at all fussed) ....<br />
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.... and I looked up to see what the fuss was about. On this occasion it was a Wedgie but there were also regular fly-overs from Swamp harrier and Whistling kite to keep the locals on their toes.</div>
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Now the parent bird had gathered the young goslings together and appeared to have most of them in a clump - the goslings had stopped feeding.<br />
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I am pleased to report that the birds were much less concerned about my presence and wandered off to continue feeding in a relaxed manner. As with all large geese, Cape Barrens can put on quite an aggressive display if they are trying to get a message across - I reckon that they knew they had my measure! </div>
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There were several new families (with between 3-5 chicks) at the wetland and many watchful birds.</div>
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