Yukey Duckeys

Spent quite a lengthy amount of time creeping up onto unsuspecting ducks in a David Attenborough type fashion, but with fashion of course!

Dance

He introduced his wife.








They danced!

Pose

We agreed to a photo session.

Follow

At this point the Purple Swamphen still hadn't seen me. Although the lighting was dreadful, ...


followed him into the shadows where a better result might be found.


He just kept walking! It wasn't easy hiding when he crossed open or grassed areas.

Leading with purpose? Or was he imitating sneaky Anon?


Suddenly he turned and demanded what I wanted. He had been trying to lose me!!

Flying Saucer?

What is that?


He swallowed a Frisbee ...


and is having a hard time getting rid of it?


Must be part of the Purple Swamphen's tail flicking I was supposed to watch out for!

Hands!

Those are hands, not feet! Excuse the bright and contrasty photos ... pretend you forgot your sunglasses. I can see you squinting!

Shhhhh!

He still hasn't seen me. I'm balancing between the fork of a tree!

Swamped

Found a Purple Swamphen but the swamp grass kept getting in the way! Shhhh, he's heading this way ...

Little Black Cormorant

We have discussed before how not little they are! Although the last post had a 'little' Little Black Cormorant. This is a big one.

Little Pied Cormorants

The Little Pied Cormorant is a common Australian waterbird, found on water bodies of almost any size.

To the Lakes

Drive past the kookaburras on the telegraph poles and pelicans on the lights, then ten minutes later you are surrounded by lakes. Visited blinding time of the day, however will return at a less glarey hour.

Following will be a few birds from one of the lakes - maybe. Currently have technical difficulties with very occasional internet connection and no email whatsoever. The drive is going to be longer than ten minutes ...

Flying Away Now

Magnificant

Hug?

More

Four.


And more!


A flock of pelicans work together driving fish into a concentrated mass using their bills and sometimes beating their wings. The fish are herded by being surrounded in ever decreasing circles.


Plus more!