With all the rain around it was nice to be able to take advantage of a break in the weather to visit Lake Alford to see what birds were around. The last time we were there a lot of the birds were starting to breed, and this time some were gathering nesting material as well.The photos of the Cattle Egret,Great Egret and the Night-Heron were taken in mid December, the rest were taken last Sunday. There were a lot of young Moorhen everywhere. The Silver Gull was a big surprise for us, as we only see them when we go to the coast. A new bird for the Lake Alford List!
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| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
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| Eastern Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis) |
In breeding plumage
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| Dusky Moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) |
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| Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) |
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| Great Egret (Ardea modesta) |
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| In breeding plumage |
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| Hardhead (Aythya australis)(Female) |
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| Hardhead (Male) |
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| Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) |
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| Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea) |
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| Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) |
Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)
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| Nankeen Night-Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) |
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| Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) |
10 comments:
Great photos and a really great variety of birds. It is especially interesting to see the Great Egret in breeding plumage and also the Nankeen Night-Heron.
Hello, WOW awesome variety of birds and great photos. My favorites are the Little Corella and the Little Pied Cormorants.
Amazing collection of birds and wonderful photos. I loved them all but the Black Swans have always been special to me. I have seen them in their transplanted places but it is a dream of mine to see them in their own world. Thank you for sharing them.
That Egret is gorgeous..Wonderful pictures, Neil
Beautiful birds!
Hard to pick a favorite, but the Cattle Egret is really special.
Nice to see somebody being pleased to see a silver gull - that can't happen too often! Love that first shot of the Black Swans.
cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
Oh your night herons are so much prettier than the ones we have in America!!! And the photos of the egret in breeding plumage are fantastic.
Wow - amazing bird photos - many I have never heard of - great shots!!!
Beautiful assortment of birds!
I love the look of the Cattle egret. It really has an attitude :)
Amazing shots of all the birds you share :)
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