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Belated congratulations on what is the first half century.

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20 minutes ago, Galana said:

Belated congratulations on what is the first half century.

 

yes indeed, a real delight, and such exotic species too. (for us Europeans anyway)

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Dave Williams

That coastal walk looks superb!

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Well things changed for me (a little) last week. After enjoying 9 months of freedom we had our first scare. We were in the car driving south, heading off for a couple of weeks away,  then my daughter rang to say “have you heard”? We’d just recorded our first case of potential community spread and a hard lockdown would start in 5 hours. We did an immediate u-turn and headed back to Perth. So a long day, 400kms return pretty much to collect a tray of Sushi for lunch! The lockdown was for 5 days and now we can be out and about again with mask and with a travel zone of about 150kms. So not so bad.

We’ve had the tail end of a cyclone so it was raining for 24hrs, time to get out and about,  the showers eased so I headed out to see what was around

Bibra Lake 8/2/21 

62. Yellow Billed Spoonbill

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63. Australian Reed Warbler ( this one threw me completely as its in a tree not Reeds, but a process of elimination can't come up with anything else. Maybe just flying by and stopped over.) Happy for any correction

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64. Grey Butcherbird

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And then a non-bird surprise when a Quenda (Brown Bandicoot) popped out from under the tree looking for food in the damp ground. Even though there's a lot around the city wetlands they are hard to spot. That said we passed another on this mornings walk, I wonder if the rain has bought them out. They are tiny and often confused with Rats unfortunately. Dogs, Cats and Foxes pose a real threat.

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Today I had a few minutes to spare so nipped up the river a bit

Point Walter 10/2/21

65. Striated Pardalote, best I could manage and didn't want to come back empty handed

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66. Singing Honeyeater

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That Bandicoot looks like a mix of Rat and Hedgehog! Agree on the spoonbill, great photos!

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Whoa slow down you are making me dizzy - no seriously congrats on making 50 so quickly

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Phew, 66 mid February!! If lucky I will reach this number mid July. Congratulations!!

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  • 4 weeks later...

In February we took a couple of weeks away "down South", about 3hrs drive from Perth to the 'capes" region. There's a little corner of the garden where I like to pull up a chair and just watch what comes in

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The fence is a popular gathering place for the "bigger' birds

67. Galah, pretty in Pink 16/2/21, Dunsborough

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68. Ringneck 16/2/21

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69. Red Eared Firetail, one of my favourite little birds  17/2/21

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70. Common Bronzewing 17/2/21

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71. New Holland Honeyeater

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72. White Robin, 4/3/21, Id just been saying how I hadn't seen one for ages, my husband sitting inside with his laptop, not remotely interested in Birds says "there's your Robin"!

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73. Western Whistler 4/3/21, always looking skyward in search for bugs, so tricky to catch

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It has been pretty warm this Summer, and mostly windless, I was hoping to pick up at least a couple of typical beach birds.117344113_Beachc.JPG.a722388fcf27a32bfd45ab7f47d86d14.JPG The beaches are a mix of sandy and rocky

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74. Pacific Gull 17/2/21 Eagle Bay

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and with a Juvenile

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75. Australasian Gannet , there was just a couple off shore

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I was sitting at a lookout at Cape Leewin Lighthouse feeling a bit annoyed that I hadn't been able to spot a Pipit, they were pretty well a "given" here, suddenly, guess what landed beside me. They used to be common our Perth river foreshore too but sadly disappeared several years ago totally.

76. Australian Pipit, Cape Leewin, 23/2/21

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As we walked back to the exit, there was more on the grassed area

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77. Sooty Oystercatcher, Augusta, 23/2/21

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wow what a stunner the firetail is! another must-see bird on the list. 

 

who would have thought that a pipit would arouse such excitement! :o it must have heard you were looking for it. 

 

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Summer will be sunny and warm also in Europe but we might lack the freedom of travel ... and we will not have the same colourful birds as you have. :unsure:

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1 hour ago, Kitsafari said:

who would have thought that a pipit would arouse such excitement! 

Yes, tragic isn't it, but each one is a step close to triple numbers :)

 

51 minutes ago, xelas said:

Summer will be sunny and warm also in Europe but we might lack the freedom of travel .

Lets hope for some travel opportunities for you all "over there"

 

The Southern 'bush" can mean all sorts of things from dry, gravelly scrub around the coastline

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to tall timber forrests

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and so, some "bush birds" and a few "town birds" too

78. Little Corella. 19/2/21 Busselton

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79. Rock Dove, now the only interesting thing about this photo is that the Birds are perched on a "Possum Highway", a raised rope system that allows the Possums to cross roads and unvegetated areas safely.

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80. Australian Wood Duck

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81. Nankeen Night Heron

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and Juvenile

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82. Western Rosella 20/2/21 Dunsborough, in hiding

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and then came out

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83. Currawong. 23/2/21. Boranup Forrest1343838721_82.Currawong.JPG.caac41362c3049f882fa1569833dfefe.JPG

 

84. Inland Thornbill, 23/2/21, Augusta

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85. Scarlet Robin, Cowaramup farmland 23/2/21,  always worth scouring the fences around the paddocks for these little guys, exactly where this one was before he hopped up on a branch

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86. White Fronted Chat, 4/3/21, Ambergate Reserve Busselton

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87. Dusky Woodswallow

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We arrived at Ambergate just after a rare heavy shower. The rain stopped and there was an absolute feeding frenzy going on. Hundreds of Bee-eaters, Woodswallows and Tree Martins feasting on swarms of airborne bugs. A couple of weeks back, a wet, cold snap caused hundreds of Tree Martins to perish. They were dead all over the roads, my birding friend said they were just crashing into the windscreen and people had them dropping into their gardens. It was nice to see the flocks going about their business again today

88. Tree Martin

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and back in Perth

89. Laughing Dove, 26/2/21, Perth garden

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90. Black Tailed Godwit, 27/2/21, Alfred Cove

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91. Fan Tailed Cuckoo. 7/3/21. Bibra Lake. I did a Birdlife walk on Sunday, someone heard the Cuckoo deep in the bush, ordinarily I would not step into this snake infested bush, but a few others did and I followed, safety in numbers I figured. Thank goodness it paid off risking my life for this dodgy photo :unsure:

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92. Welcome Swallow, Bibra Lake  a couple of weeks back the background was lake, its pretty well all dried up now other than a few puddles.

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and a garden update, over just several weeks,our fluffy little white chick has got all grown up and taken to the air.

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A great selection of birds.

The last update gets the "Aaw" award and gives a true meaning to the overused word "awesome".

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awwwww for the owl chicks too. 

 

Glad to hear about the tree martins.

 

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Peter Connan

Great photos and lovely birds!

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Looks like a great trip and great birds. Sad to hear about the tree martins 

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Lovely Owl chicks (and all the rest - you are doing very well!)

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A wonderful set of birds with so much colour all around!

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michael-ibk

Oohh, the Firetail and the Robin are just spectacular! Getting close to the first century now ...

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Dave Williams

The 100 will soon be up.... you have some enviable birds over( down?)  there. Sooty ( as you name it) or Black Oystercatcher are for some unknown reason high on my want to see list! That immature Pacific Gull looks a real brute of a bird!

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On 3/19/2021 at 4:31 AM, michael-ibk said:

Getting close to the first century now ...

 

On 3/19/2021 at 5:24 PM, Dave Williams said:

The 100 will soon be up.

So it would seem but things have slowed a little, I think the summer heat is keeping everything quiet, autumn in the air now though, mid to high 20s. Ive done a few trips and walks but largely struck out with new birds. Just a few newies.

 

93. Whistling Kite, Wonnerup wetlands, 15/3/21,  it was very hot this day and the Kite was the only thing moving.

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We headed out to the White Elephant (don't ask my why) Cafe for breakfast and a bit of dune birding, my target eluded me and no new birds, so enjoyed other wildlife instead

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No beach birds, so back into the bush

94. Red winged Fairy Wren, Margaret River Rotary Park, 18/3/21

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and a Juv on the bridge railing

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95. Darter Wonnerup Wetlands, 19/3/21

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96. Wood Sandpiper ( said with breath held, process of elimination really, (excluded Common Sandpiper, Greenshank and Sharptail), recorded on ebird here that week so hope my ID is correct Wonnerup wetlands floodgates. 19/3/21.  Murky horrid water but several different species here feeding including a few shorebirds.

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Yesterday I tried the local foreshore with no luck, a nice walk though, although not happy to see fisherman also enjoying the day in the sanctuary..

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Luckily most of the locals don't mind too much

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It all looks so inviting :(

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Nice shot of the Fairy Wren esp chick.

Interesting to see the Dolphin playing with what looked like a Lungfish. Was it feeding on it or do they do that for fun?

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