With winter approaching, at what feels like a rapid rate, sunshine has been in short supply recently.
The dulls days have been brightened by a nice assortment of waterbirds. I expect some interesting observations over winter – watch out for Freckled Duck, Glossy Ibis, Blue-billed Duck and a bunch of other species.
Rain across the Murray-Darling Basin has triggered a significant waterbird breeding event and in the usual order of things birds will disperse widely as the landscape dries out further north.
Great Egret, Picnic Point @ Cairn Curran, 4th May 2023
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White-necked Heron with its catch (English Perch)
Pied Cormorant (left) and Little Pied Cormorant
Australasian Darters, Australian Pelican and Masked Lapwings
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