Pink-eared Duck close up

Bird Photo Challenge #12: Pink-Eared Duck

During a wander through the Lake Borrie Wetlands near Melbourne with photographer Leanne Cole, we spotted an odd looking and very distinctive waterbird: the Pink-Eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus). This unmistakeable and spectacular duck, so different looking to any other, had to take pride of place as the star of #12 Bird Photography Challenge.

Latest sailing journal hot off the press!

After a couple of weeks of feverish typing and ploughing through hundreds of photos, our latest sailing journal is ready! “Summer 2014/15 Coastal Wanderings” is now available on the Cruise Stories /on board Take It Easy Page of our website.  For those of you who are interested in the nitty gritty of our voyage, you can…