Happy New Year

Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year, may you all see lots of birds in 2016.
This is some more of the birds seen during the Birds Queensland Camp at Rainbow Waters Holiday Park.

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Whistling Kite (Immature)(Haliastur sphenurus)

White-bellied Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) 

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Mary Glen Cont.

More birds from the last survey at Mary Glen.

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 Australasian Pipit (Anthus australis)

 Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)

 Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)

Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis) 

 White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)(Juvenile)

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White-bellied Sea-Eagle & Flying Foxes

This juvenile White-bellied Sea-Eagle was soaring over our local Flying Fox colony while we were undertaking a count recently. Three other raptor species have been observed at this roost site over the years - Whistling Kite, Grey Goshawk & Pacific Baza.

Have included a little about our Flying Fox colony for general information.

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White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto)

The Black Flying Fox undertakes seasonal movements from one camp site to another in search of food (native and exotic fruit). No long distance movements have been recorded in this Flying Fox.

Little Red Flying Fox (Pteropus scapulatus)

Grey-headed Flying Fox can travel further than the Black up to 40km a night in search of food (fruit). They range from Victoria to Bundaberg in Queensland.

Little Red Flying Fox (Pteropus scapulatus)

Little Red Flying Fox are nectar feeders, their movements determined by food supply.

Little Red Flying Fox (typical roosting behaviour)

Part of the Flying Fox colony. With the Little Reds in residence the numbers can be up to and above 300,000. Some colonies to the north of us can reach up to 2 million.

Moreton Island 2

I would like to share with you some of the landscape that is Moreton Island SE Qld. Aust.

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First view you come across after you enter the Eastern Beach

The next couple of photos show a part of the South Eastern section of Moreton Island.

White Rock Moreton Island.

Juvenile White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Raptors of Stradbroke Island.

You don't have to go very far along the beach on Stradbroke Island before you encounter one or more Raptors. Brahminy Kites could be found sitting on the beach on tree branches or logs washed ashore.

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Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)

Ospreys were found sitting in tree tops and on the dunes, also flying overhead.

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)

White-bellied Sea-Eagles were found perched in the trees and on the signs that mark the camp grounds, we also had very good views of them soaring over the ocean looking for food.

White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)



Flinders Beach
Stradbroke Island