Wetlands in our neighbourhood.

where these awesome birds call home!

Embroidery patch featuring a stylized bird within a circular background, surrounded by beige and gray petals and green leaves.

.. come see the birds that treat the water like their personal infinity pool

Embroidered patch of a beige rose with a black outline, a bird in the center, and green leaves on a black background.
special "fissipalmate" toes that have broad lobes of skin to swim, walk and dive - special for the coot (fulica atra)

special "fissipalmate" toes that have broad lobes of skin to swim, walk and dive - special for the coot (fulica atra)

whoa! pacific black duck (anas superciliosa)

whoa! pacific black duck (anas superciliosa)

tending her nest is the Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca),

tending her nest is the Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca),

grooming/preening with the chestnut teal duck (anas castanea)

grooming/preening with the chestnut teal duck (anas castanea)

admiring itself is the coot (fulica atra)

admiring itself is the coot (fulica atra)

morning with the grebe (tachybaptus novaehollandiae)

morning with the grebe (tachybaptus novaehollandiae)

just being playful - australian coot (Fulica atra)

just being playful - australian coot (Fulica atra)

drying off is the same little pied cormorant or kawaupaka (microcarbo melanoleucos)

drying off is the same little pied cormorant or kawaupaka (microcarbo melanoleucos)

tending her nest is the coot

tending her nest is the coot

eastern spotted dove (spilopelia chinensis)

eastern spotted dove (spilopelia chinensis)

always in a dash - australian coot (Fulica atra)

always in a dash - australian coot (Fulica atra)

australian wood duck ducklings

australian wood duck ducklings

.. in its territory, is the pacific black duck (anas superciliosa)

.. in its territory, is the pacific black duck (anas superciliosa)

feeding on small aquatic creatures is the white-faced heron (egretta novaehollandiae)

feeding on small aquatic creatures is the white-faced heron (egretta novaehollandiae)

... by the pool, is the aussie darter (anhinga novaehollandiae)

... by the pool, is the aussie darter (anhinga novaehollandiae)

likes to be noticed is the little pied cormorant, little shag or kawaupaka (Microcarbo melanoleucos)

likes to be noticed is the little pied cormorant, little shag or kawaupaka (Microcarbo melanoleucos)

the morning dip - local grebe (poliocephalus poliocephalus).

the morning dip - local grebe (poliocephalus poliocephalus).

Five ducklings swimming in calm blue water.

Five ducklings swimming in calm blue water.

Two ducklings standing on a rocky riverbank with water in the background, one facing the camera and the other looking away.

Two ducklings standing on a rocky riverbank with water in the background, one facing the camera and the other looking away.

preening, a regular affair for the pacific black duck (anas superciliosa), or is its the grey teal duck (anas gracilis)?!

preening, a regular affair for the pacific black duck (anas superciliosa), or is its the grey teal duck (anas gracilis)?!

straw-necked Ibis (threskiornis spinicollis), against the moon and brush

straw-necked Ibis (threskiornis spinicollis), against the moon and brush

taking off is the swamphen or pukeko (porphyrio melanotus)

taking off is the swamphen or pukeko (porphyrio melanotus)

crash landing pacific black duck (anas superciliosa)

crash landing pacific black duck (anas superciliosa)

drying off after a swim - little pied cormorant, little shag or kawaupaka (Microcarbo melanoleucos)

drying off after a swim - little pied cormorant, little shag or kawaupaka (Microcarbo melanoleucos)

going after the next meal (with 8 legs), is this Torresian crow (corvus orru)

going after the next meal (with 8 legs), is this Torresian crow (corvus orru)

walking. on water - australian coot (Fulica atra)

walking. on water - australian coot (Fulica atra)

in its mirror (and image) is the magpie-lark (grallina cyanoleuca)

in its mirror (and image) is the magpie-lark (grallina cyanoleuca)

and again! - australian coot (Fulica atra)

and again! - australian coot (Fulica atra)

.. ducks standing on a single leg - must be just chillin cold.

.. ducks standing on a single leg - must be just chillin cold.

at sunrise

at sunrise

gosh. who'd known the grass, water, hills, trees and sky go together!

gosh. who'd known the grass, water, hills, trees and sky go together!

.. taking the plunge - australian coot (Fulica atra)

.. taking the plunge - australian coot (Fulica atra)

perhaps not the blue-billed duck (Oxyura australis), or is it just the cold water?!

perhaps not the blue-billed duck (Oxyura australis), or is it just the cold water?!

a lone chestnut teal (anas castanea) tending to its feathers

a lone chestnut teal (anas castanea) tending to its feathers

a truely slow glide - chestnut teal (anas castanea)

a truely slow glide - chestnut teal (anas castanea)

Coot
Cormorant perched on tree branch with wings spread
A pied cormorant perched on a tree branch with wings partially spread, set against a blurred natural background.
A white and grey bird with a long tail perched on a branch, surrounded by green foliage, against a light sky.
A bird flying in front of a clear blue sky with the moon visible in the background, and some blurred tree branches in the foreground.
A small bird in flight over a pond with blurred reflections on the water surface.
A bird perched on a tree branch with a blurred background.
A large bird, possibly a crane or heron, flies over a grassy area with trees in the background.
A heron in flight with wings spread against a background of trees and blurred greenery.
A white-faced heron standing on a rock near water, with gray plumage, a white face, and yellow legs.
Heron standing on a wooden railing with foliage in the background.
Straw-necked ibis flying over grassy area with trees in the background.
Seagull perched on a rock with ocean waves in the background.
Purple Swamphen near water with green grass
Purple swamphen bird standing in green reeds
Seagull flying over a riverside patio with a marine rescue boat and cityscape in the background.
Seaside rocky shore with birds perched on stones, blue ocean, and distant horizon.
Seagull flying over a beach with ocean waves in the background.
Brown bird perched on a tree branch in a forested area with green leaves and branches around.