The Pacific Gull (Larus pacificus) is a striking seabird which often comes to visit us when we are anchored, waiting for tasty morsels we might throw at it. This gives us a great opportunity for close up photos without too much effort! So for our #19 Bird Photography Challenge, we bring you the largest of…
For our # 18 Bird Photography Challenge, we bring you a superbly camouflaged bird: the Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides). We were lucky to see this master of disguise for the first time at Banyule Flats in late April and again a few weeks later. Leanne Cole, photographer and local resident, often frequents the Banyule Flats and…
A distinctive and handsome wader, the Yellow-Billed Spoonbill (Platalea flavipes) is sensitive to changing water availability. You often see pairs, but less frequently do they appear in large flocks. So when in November after a period of heavy rainfall a large group was feeding in the Western Wetlands, near Melbourne, it was a delight to…
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