tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post5006448521814742513..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: Hoary-headed GrebeBirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-2674060186474645092011-10-31T11:54:50.184+11:002011-10-31T11:54:50.184+11:00at Hastings Bay upsteam of Southport, last week (2...at Hastings Bay upsteam of Southport, last week (24 Oct) there were 160 HHG adults rafting nearshore in a very small area about 30m across. still some about. then on the weekend I saw 45 much smaller fluffy birds (I am guessing young and not just adults seen from a distance?) manouvering through 70 swans into a night roost position out in the middle in front of Lune River. no adults in sight with them. Maybe all these are some of the ones John is missing from CynetSteve from Lune Rivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-10165718644574804812011-05-30T19:14:53.803+10:002011-05-30T19:14:53.803+10:00We live on the water's edge in Cygnet, in sout...We live on the water's edge in Cygnet, in southern Tasmania. The Hoary Grebes arrive like clockwork in the second week of May each year. They fly in at night: we hear their calls as they fly past our home to touch down in the Cygnet Wildlife Sanctuary. Several hundred birds then spend the winter here, floating around in large rafts. They leave together in early Summer. This year 2011, for the first time I know of, in 30 years we have been here, it is late May and the Grebes haven't arrived. Why? Where do they come from anyway.John Wilkinshttp://drjohntas&yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-33314904775632978962007-01-14T19:24:00.000+11:002007-01-14T19:24:00.000+11:00Hi Snail,
Common as Hoary heads are here, I agree...Hi Snail,<br /> Common as Hoary heads are here, I agree they're pretty elusive when it comes to photographing them. Australasian Grebes are fairly common around the SE of Tas., but will probably require stealth and patience to get usable shots. Digital imaging will no doubt come to the rescue! It's taken me a year to get the H/h, so it might be a while before I manage the 'Australasian'! Thanks for the comment.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-36532530231359723622007-01-14T13:00:00.000+11:002007-01-14T13:00:00.000+11:00Great shot!
I'm glad it's not just me who has tro...Great shot!<br /><br />I'm glad it's not just me who has trouble taking photos of grebes. The Australasian grebe is very common around here (Melbourne) but they're camera-shy little devils. I have lots of photos of rippled water where a bird had been milliseconds before.<br /><br />As for hoary-headed grebes ... Mostly I spot their fluffy rear ends disappearing across the river out of camera range.Snailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063904446757916981noreply@blogger.com