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NPeye: Jack Smith Lake & Above
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Observations and photos of things on the ground, in the air, the clouds and beyond into space; showcasing the wide variety of natural items that catch my eye here in Central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Tuesday, 19 May 2015. Jack Smith Lake and Above. Over the weekend, Marg and I had been trying to spot some Swift Parrots locally for the Birdlife Australia survey but without any luck. As Monday looked like being one out of the (autumn) box, we decided to go down to Jack Smith Lake. Jack Smith Lake was...
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NPeye: Mount Worth State Park
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Observations and photos of things on the ground, in the air, the clouds and beyond into space; showcasing the wide variety of natural items that catch my eye here in Central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Sunday, 10 May 2015. Mount Worth State Park. The Heyfield birdwatcher's latest outing was to Mount Worth State Park, located SE of Warragul (see map here. And park information here. Marg, Jos and me decided we'd stay locally the night before and we found Twitcher's Cottage. Off to the park to meet up w...
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NPeye: Hobart Weekend
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Observations and photos of things on the ground, in the air, the clouds and beyond into space; showcasing the wide variety of natural items that catch my eye here in Central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Thursday, 23 April 2015. Marg and I ducked down to Hobart this week for a few days to celebrate her birthday, visit an Aunt, checkout MONA and get out and about for some new species. We ended up with 12 new (to us) species from Mt Wellington, Lune River and Bruny Island:. But it was not to be.
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NPeye: Swarming Honeyeaters
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Observations and photos of things on the ground, in the air, the clouds and beyond into space; showcasing the wide variety of natural items that catch my eye here in Central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Sunday, 26 April 2015. It is too hard to identify the smaller ones on the go so we need to track them through the bush to get a clear identification. Even then, this ongoing cloudy weather makes getting an ID, let alone a photo, very difficult. At the moment, we have:. Some photos of honey-eaters from ...
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NPeye: North-east Victoria
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Observations and photos of things on the ground, in the air, the clouds and beyond into space; showcasing the wide variety of natural items that catch my eye here in Central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Thursday, 25 June 2015. With the glider due to go to Tocumwal for its annual service, Marg and I decided to take a few days along the Murray from there and also explore around North-eastern Victoria. Has very prominent plumes, something I've never really noticed before. After Barooga, we followed the o...
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Out and about in Cooloola: July 2015
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Monday, 20 July 2015. Bush - Butcherbird - Beach. Within an hours drive from where we live in South East Queensland, we are spoiled for choice go Bush or Beach. One of the old Grasstrees. I don't think I will be jumping off the cliff anytime soon. The view from the top looks good to me. This photo is actually looking down to the ground through the gap in the rocks. A couple of the anchor points. While mowing the lawn the other day, a family of Pied Butcherbirds came to see what they could eat. For more b...
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Out and about in Cooloola: December 2014
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Tuesday, 30 December 2014. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Most of the time we see White-headed Pigeon they are high up in the trees or flying past. This family were in our mango tree, two adults and one young just after Christmas Day. Click on photos to enlarge. White-headed Pigeon ( Columba leucomela. For more birds visit Wild Bird Wednesday. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Amamoor Homestead B&B Bird List. Brooloo Park Bird List. Churingas B&B Bird List. Patchwork Cottage Bird List. Mary Glen Bird List.
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Out and about in Cooloola: September 2014
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Monday, 8 September 2014. Next month Birdlife Australia are holding the inaugural Aussie Backyard Bird Count 20-26 October for more info visit -. Http:/ birdlife.org.au/get-involved/whats-on/bird-week/. These are some of the birds seen recently in our backyard. What are the chances these birds will show up during bird week? Bar-shouldered Dove ( Geopelia humeralis. Double-barred Finch ( Taeniopygia bichenovii. Australian King-Parrot (M&F) ( Alisterus scapularis. Australian King Parrot (Male).
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Out and about in Cooloola: August 2015
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Monday, 31 August 2015. After a shower of rain the other morning, there were a lot of flying ants around the yard, and the birds were busy picking at them. Because I did not have a decent photo of a Pied Currawong, it was too good of an opportunity to not grab the camera while the birds were busy. The Pied Currawong was anting! At first I was wondering what it was doing, though after watching for a while I could see it was getting the ants and putting them on its feathers, and under its' wings. Restless ...
