Wetlands in our neighbourhood.
where these awesome birds call home!
feeding on small aquatic creatures is the white-faced heron (egretta novaehollandiae)
preening, a regular affair for the pacific black duck (anas superciliosa), or is its the grey teal duck (anas gracilis)?!
... by the pool, is the aussie darter (anhinga novaehollandiae)
hop scotch by the Aussi Coot (fulica atra)
just being playful - australian coot (Fulica atra)
with its sharp beak to spear rather than catch is the aussie darter (anhinga novaehollandiae)
crash landing pacific black duck (anas superciliosa)
whoa! pacific black duck (anas superciliosa)
drying off after a swim - little pied cormorant, little shag or kawaupaka (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
.. on the prowl - dusky moorhen (gallinula tenebrosa)
walking. on water - australian coot (Fulica atra)
likes to be noticed is the little pied cormorant, little shag or kawaupaka (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
drying off is the same little pied cormorant or kawaupaka (microcarbo melanoleucos)
straw-necked Ibis (threskiornis spinicollis), against the moon and brush
.. in its territory, is the pacific black duck (anas superciliosa)
in search for breakfast - magpie-lark (grallina cyanoleuca)
minding its own business - australasian grebe (tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
and again! - australian coot (Fulica atra)
.. ducks standing on a single leg - must be just chillin cold.
protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 is the chestnut teal (Anas castanea)
at sunrise
the show-off - australian coot (Fulica atra)
here we go again! - australian coot (Fulica atra)
gosh. who'd known the grass, water, hills, trees and sky go together!
this is getting repetitive - australian coot (Fulica atra)
in quieter moments - - australian coot (Fulica atra)
perhaps not the blue-billed duck (Oxyura australis), or is it just the cold water?!
some suggest the little lorikeet (Parvipsitta pusilla), whilst other the rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus)
in deep contemplation is the eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
And, in flight is the eastern spotted dove (Spilopelia chinensis)
Animated colorful parrot perched on transparent background.
going after the next meal (with 8 legs), is this Torresian crow (corvus orru)
considering whether to take the plunge is the grey teal duck (anas gracilis)
a couple, the australian grebe (tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
.. very fast and agile welcome swallow (hirundo neoxena) over water
foraging swamphen or pukeko (porphyrio melanotus)
taking off is the swamphen or pukeko (porphyrio melanotus)
a lone chestnut teal (anas castanea) tending to its feathers
a truely slow glide - chestnut teal (anas castanea)
.. .really?!
.. autumn by the lake
cruising down the river - australian duck
on dry land - australian coot (Fulica atra)
just hanging - swamphen or pukeko (porphyrio melanotus)
at home in the lake - Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)
.. taking the plunge - australian coot (Fulica atra)
