tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post115217750931758607..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: Royal OccasionBirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1152231697774105412006-07-07T10:21:00.000+10:002006-07-07T10:21:00.000+10:00Nice shots indeed, I have see it once, in a floode...Nice shots indeed, I have see it once, in a flooded field a bit further up the road from the bridge, but the light wasn't as nice, nor was it close enough.<BR/><BR/>Hope to see more of your shots on here Geoff...<BR/><BR/>FelixAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1152187492494205072006-07-06T22:04:00.000+10:002006-07-06T22:04:00.000+10:00PPS,We have also seen it - presumably the same bir...PPS,<BR/>We have also seen it - presumably the same bird - down on the Carlton River on the road between Dodges Ferry and Primrose Sands on May 25th this year.<BR/><BR/>(hopefully, this is my last post-script)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1152185465798161162006-07-06T21:31:00.000+10:002006-07-06T21:31:00.000+10:00And another Post-script:It looks like its' been fe...And another Post-script:<BR/><BR/>It looks like its' been feeding in muddy water, byt the stains on its neck in the upper shot. When we saw it last year (3/11/05) it had very prominent Nuptial Plumes, and yellow eyebrows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1152185239409070842006-07-06T21:27:00.000+10:002006-07-06T21:27:00.000+10:00Good shots, Geoff.We saw and photographed this bir...Good shots, Geoff.<BR/><BR/>We saw and photographed this bird near the Shark Point Swimming School last year, and, thinking we were very clever to have found a rarity in Tassie, immediately phoned Bill Wakefield to let him know. He gently informed us that this bird had been around for about 18 months prios to that! Still a great bird, though. And as Alan says, it's often not in a reasonable location for photography. Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com