Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Musselcatchers

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The name doesn't quite have the same 'ring' about it as Oystercatchers, but at this time of year, both of our species of Oicks,...
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Monday, February 27, 2006

Quail?

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Murray Lord sent me the accompanying shot of a Painted Button-quail and commented that this was the first one he had seen since 1985. By th...
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Saturday, February 25, 2006

Sightings

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Felix Wilson sent in the accompanying image of a Great Egret taken at Gould's Lagoon on Thursday (23/2). He asks whether this is an ea...
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Friday, February 24, 2006

Who's been visiting my domain?

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John & Shirley Tongue write : On Thursday we went exploring, to find THE waterhole in the Red Gate section of the Meehan Range Recrea...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Smile Please!

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One of the purposes of running this blog is to encourage readers to give digital photography a go. It has many advantages over 'conven...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Queen's Domain Cockatoo

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Felix Wilson sent these nice shots of a Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, photographed in the early morning sun's rays on the Queen's D...
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Monday, February 20, 2006

Susie Islet

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John & Shirley Tongue write : We were out for a days drive and birding on Thursday (16th Feb). As we headed out towards Sorell, we stop...
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Friday, February 17, 2006

Bluewings Revisited

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Patience is a virtue so the saying goes and in recent years I can't say it's been one of mine. But this morning I hung in there. As ...
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Thursday, February 16, 2006

Bronzewing Strategy

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Spent an hour or so at 'The' waterhole in the Meehan Range recently. It was interesting to watch the differing strategies used by t...
Tuesday, February 14, 2006

More Plovers

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Took the accompanying images this morning in great light and you'll have to indulge me again as I blog them. Surprising number of Red-ca...
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Double-banded Plover

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It's that time of year when the Double-banded Plover put in an appearance. A trans Tasman migrant, it can be found around the state, on...