tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56138824864422836432024-03-18T14:03:42.073+11:00Paying Ready Attention - Photo GalleryStewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.comBlogger1612125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-75599370842273386242024-03-13T02:30:00.002+11:002024-03-13T02:30:00.140+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 607 - Zebra Dove.<p>WBW is brought to you this week by a more conventionally coloured pigeon type bird than last week's bird!</p><p>This is a Zebra Dove (<i>Geopelia striata</i>) and it was sunning itself on a branch outside the town of Ubud in Bali, Indonesia.</p><p>The Zebra Dove is a small, grayish brown dove with dark bars on the breast and back, and bare blue skin around the eye. The call is a rapid series of short “coos,” - ie it sounds like most doves! This species is native to Southeast Asia, but has been introduced elsewhere. It is generally quite abundant throughout both its native and non-native range, especially in urban and suburban areas: and this is exactly where I saw it!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMgGg9Np9V69xJD-QZ0yIoXcSpZx0g5iFAj83mMDDLNOZXGWAA1Ln8DqfYsFnqkkmbGf-KVdethePsHOSzuF_t6yeZrKLXN-Qj7b3Jx-anYMUfNnwAspWWHpqZTPW0GKBf6EucIa_EzyCfQcXmGrEGPgJI8uDdXLD4oXeKbIzZRX1qcD2eacgeZRAkpI/s2048/Zebra%20Dove-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="2048" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMgGg9Np9V69xJD-QZ0yIoXcSpZx0g5iFAj83mMDDLNOZXGWAA1Ln8DqfYsFnqkkmbGf-KVdethePsHOSzuF_t6yeZrKLXN-Qj7b3Jx-anYMUfNnwAspWWHpqZTPW0GKBf6EucIa_EzyCfQcXmGrEGPgJI8uDdXLD4oXeKbIzZRX1qcD2eacgeZRAkpI/w640-h470/Zebra%20Dove-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGaRLgHYl6TawJ2hothxrHpX_pBYMwa4u8DQy8oIGskQBt941O0o6nufWVk1Yj9f1v0sXnB7EMlrW726ydDJjkMysWpVSXLZgq9370WlWSjBbxNeLKrZqVLxvYqW_VTCur4PGWIwYH2nFeUTj_j6QvSE77cGhOGJB2176P4luTUDOHIP6tcgF02uyMk4/s2048/Zebra%20Dove-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="2048" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWGaRLgHYl6TawJ2hothxrHpX_pBYMwa4u8DQy8oIGskQBt941O0o6nufWVk1Yj9f1v0sXnB7EMlrW726ydDJjkMysWpVSXLZgq9370WlWSjBbxNeLKrZqVLxvYqW_VTCur4PGWIwYH2nFeUTj_j6QvSE77cGhOGJB2176P4luTUDOHIP6tcgF02uyMk4/w640-h414/Zebra%20Dove-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz-RRbwd_e9zZZ2kWOjQxTiT51yjEs7TnQARE3VIGBsZ1bCyoqHlRvswgpWskSlkomV56WNP9npNmIHq5r3N1qzIPrx0xEVIkcv-x_oSKnyeBUJSJZPYQWMJJoDCnP4H5mZ9eVo1sLO75Ffh4iV2xaI_U0gis37gddnkxmBjciSIynVUpokJQz_Q7EH0/s2048/Zebra%20Dove-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2048" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz-RRbwd_e9zZZ2kWOjQxTiT51yjEs7TnQARE3VIGBsZ1bCyoqHlRvswgpWskSlkomV56WNP9npNmIHq5r3N1qzIPrx0xEVIkcv-x_oSKnyeBUJSJZPYQWMJJoDCnP4H5mZ9eVo1sLO75Ffh4iV2xaI_U0gis37gddnkxmBjciSIynVUpokJQz_Q7EH0/w640-h422/Zebra%20Dove-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoebInXs4D9Jqxj3jMT6yFBeFsjXWTMDxclfeDEXuhq1KHbLU1kTZkQvdEg4b6FeIw5htnwNzGbU5sKHMsJxTCsw9tYqaWIfl5jZGUXxdlahwbIURdkq9qbpJ88AZaC1In69NVbeGay0V4xFsiAdwFF5pWyTYr-4uV8yv4Acd7UKE7GTXRU7PROuRffdk/s2048/Zebra%20Dove-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="2048" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoebInXs4D9Jqxj3jMT6yFBeFsjXWTMDxclfeDEXuhq1KHbLU1kTZkQvdEg4b6FeIw5htnwNzGbU5sKHMsJxTCsw9tYqaWIfl5jZGUXxdlahwbIURdkq9qbpJ88AZaC1In69NVbeGay0V4xFsiAdwFF5pWyTYr-4uV8yv4Acd7UKE7GTXRU7PROuRffdk/w640-h460/Zebra%20Dove-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUPM7KED7KXJHJqlBG5pKclOHmXKHZdKTFcDmFXI5egVnSpmLNgR7tmj8l9m6V9G0Lms2MlBuldvf0ILYVw7q9JWsva6LrLEsCTqktzOZe-IOZFocnx3pOJoz4g6xb68MLxd_5H8srAHJn_6OzwlWMJjkstKdloR4X3pQiJv0YNsNXDCltf_eXG3Mqwg/s2048/Zebra%20Dove.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUPM7KED7KXJHJqlBG5pKclOHmXKHZdKTFcDmFXI5egVnSpmLNgR7tmj8l9m6V9G0Lms2MlBuldvf0ILYVw7q9JWsva6LrLEsCTqktzOZe-IOZFocnx3pOJoz4g6xb68MLxd_5H8srAHJn_6OzwlWMJjkstKdloR4X3pQiJv0YNsNXDCltf_eXG3Mqwg/w640-h426/Zebra%20Dove.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>As ever, to join in with WBW click the link below. 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-62938917586850105552024-03-06T02:30:00.002+11:002024-03-06T02:30:00.151+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 606 - Gray-cheeked Green-Pigeon<p>The Gray-Cheeked Green-Pigeon (<i>Treron griseicauda</i>) is a species that is endemic to Indonesia, although it is only found on Sulawesi, Java and Bali. It is considered 'fairly common' in the lowlands of Bali, and this is where I photographed these birds.</p><p>This species is described as having a 'comical' eye ring - and I can understand what this means.</p><p>Although I never managed to photograph them we could see this species in the trees around our accomodation, where they were feeding on fruit in the canopy of tall fruit trees.</p><p>By pigeon standards, this is small bird - only 26 cm long.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrBVMD-bYbnjKXoJsgsGUACcAT3P_myDpYb63LCv8Kvqz4gIH3pUh9o3hd8OR8q8CTT9Cgm4kpptJBGu2xRCj7OvvPxrZorjz9V7n28o0dflfwxNzF5EeyK8AL_BbcWwmRQN5UFbto_XE3l9cNnQog1f3W2E9WrVFPNP-lqGwqU5O0amCNPllPmrHAyE/s2048/Gray-cheeked%20Green-Pigeon-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrBVMD-bYbnjKXoJsgsGUACcAT3P_myDpYb63LCv8Kvqz4gIH3pUh9o3hd8OR8q8CTT9Cgm4kpptJBGu2xRCj7OvvPxrZorjz9V7n28o0dflfwxNzF5EeyK8AL_BbcWwmRQN5UFbto_XE3l9cNnQog1f3W2E9WrVFPNP-lqGwqU5O0amCNPllPmrHAyE/w640-h456/Gray-cheeked%20Green-Pigeon-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-69291948664495950672024-02-28T14:54:00.002+11:002024-02-28T18:37:11.498+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 605 - Great Crested Grebe<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Great Crested Grebe (<i>Podiceps cristatus</i>) is one of a limited number of native birds that I can see at home in Australia and here in the UK at present. Although the birds in these two regions are classified as different sub-species, both European and Australian birds are called Podiceps cristatus, but they have an additional name added as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the UK the Great Crested Grebe is an important bird in the history of conservation as it was its serious decline that prompted the formation of the RSPB. The birds were being hunted to near extinction so that their head feathers could be used in hats. Nobody except a Great Crested Grebe needs these feathers, so it great to see that the population has recovered well, and that you can now expect to see these birds (reasonably) commonly in the wild.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first picture here was taken in the UK, in Somerset. 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-84485234948386775342024-02-21T12:00:00.001+11:002024-02-21T12:00:00.129+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 604 - Snettisham<p>Stettisham is a small town on the on the east coast of The Wash in the UK. There is an <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/snettisham">RSPB</a> reserve there that gives 'views across brackish lagoons, salt marsh and a vast expanse of mudflats'. It's basically wader heaven.</p><p>I was lucky enough to be there on two days when very high tides coincided with the sunrise. This means that huge flock of Red Knot are pushed off their muddy feeding grounds by the rising tide. </p><p>This does two things - firstly it makes the Knot (and other waders) fly around in huge groups over the mud. I'm not 100% sure this is technically a murmuration as I think that term may only apply to Starlings - but I sure somebody will correct me if I'm wrong. Anyway, the visual impact in the same - huge groups of birds in the air at once: twisting and turning - and in the case of the Knot, the whole flock flashing pale white as their underwings show. And the sound they make as they fly over your head - utterly remarkable.</p><p>The second thing that happens is that once the birds have been pushed off the mud they roost in there 10's of thousands on a single bank - but those pictures are for another day,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0WCahjjvDfGyP7taSk-RUoreNwHoGKr5QW9G6rI56FKKwWMWVAHB5WJLJ8KANDxPoELt-8CYoghK7dwNROk66j59E_5fg9_rmvRF7LGH6cFg4OMu5ab5V7CR1JMW7RX8Hbr2xDpBYZ2tqy1VPIyipSd9qQIwGrdMhuAN4AZPAJUBRtiN40udTrZ8Bsw/s822/Knot-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="822" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc0WCahjjvDfGyP7taSk-RUoreNwHoGKr5QW9G6rI56FKKwWMWVAHB5WJLJ8KANDxPoELt-8CYoghK7dwNROk66j59E_5fg9_rmvRF7LGH6cFg4OMu5ab5V7CR1JMW7RX8Hbr2xDpBYZ2tqy1VPIyipSd9qQIwGrdMhuAN4AZPAJUBRtiN40udTrZ8Bsw/w640-h490/Knot-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-69909650134720397442024-02-13T14:51:00.001+11:002024-02-14T04:57:38.124+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 603 - Cuban Trogon<p>The Cuban Trogon (<i>Priotelus temnurus</i>) is endemic to Cuba, where it is also the national bird. The colours of this bird match the Cuban flag - which is probably why it's the national bird. In Spanish it is called Tocororo, which is probably onomatopoeic based on its repeated call of toco-toco-tocoro-tocoro.</p><p>As you can see in some of these pictures it has a very distinctive tail shape - and this is especially helpful in identifying the bird when it is silhouetted against bright light.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1f3VcghKK7gp8eYrocfMDpEezbjT1AOH8LIZ9dERU6XlW89IbXiXToT64wF9LzdEsp024gl95aLvPp5XHm6uQV2ffdmtClxS6W_bLTqyif3SGVgFy5-tppILK_K7jwXTAys6_KgumLWwRMKdGHtj7dkbxW2arEQX5HFS_1n0Ejs47n8njVLOv0UwKnw/s2048/Cuban%20Trogan_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="2048" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1f3VcghKK7gp8eYrocfMDpEezbjT1AOH8LIZ9dERU6XlW89IbXiXToT64wF9LzdEsp024gl95aLvPp5XHm6uQV2ffdmtClxS6W_bLTqyif3SGVgFy5-tppILK_K7jwXTAys6_KgumLWwRMKdGHtj7dkbxW2arEQX5HFS_1n0Ejs47n8njVLOv0UwKnw/w640-h436/Cuban%20Trogan_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-80755187720196357722024-01-31T02:30:00.002+11:002024-01-31T02:30:00.133+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 601 - Cattle Egret<p>There is some dispute over the taxonomy of this week's WBW bird - its a Cattle Egret, which some authorities split into two species, while other consider them to be a single species.</p><p>I'll go with the taxonomy that is used by eBird which makes these Eastern Cattle Egrets (<i>Bubulcus coromandus)</i></p>Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.<div><br /></div><div>These pictures were taken at large colony in Bali, Indonesia. The colony stretches down the main street of a village of Petula, and the birds are noisy, conspicuous and a little smelly!</div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtPQ6HFLp2eL2uijj0eUxeaOPb0jK-9UDuiD6Ha57p5vuMdVGA3Aag3Gwnf8fKd6y9R7PymKN3o4Blcmyo3-dvy9gj0W4z7znjiCg6GuUNJiJRfIMdITtMTJu06DbCZ3_ZV0noBsXoIArl11BqyIDoqjxwv5hSSM7mZnJY33ygYLeHNkI0sSDMgApNHg/s946/Cattle%20Egret.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="946" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtPQ6HFLp2eL2uijj0eUxeaOPb0jK-9UDuiD6Ha57p5vuMdVGA3Aag3Gwnf8fKd6y9R7PymKN3o4Blcmyo3-dvy9gj0W4z7znjiCg6GuUNJiJRfIMdITtMTJu06DbCZ3_ZV0noBsXoIArl11BqyIDoqjxwv5hSSM7mZnJY33ygYLeHNkI0sSDMgApNHg/w640-h426/Cattle%20Egret.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaEXe3HZTbx3evFhRxvUALmW-zLceF1nyDaHfDCatWVWZFS_c7kovewZEp-1WphCYfxhu50Kh1y1bwE0eFDQvYFGbaTQgZp72wFfbZC0ORSuoy4rpvVTrwy-U0mp0TSbOuV6DZKxaXp5oVPniv5eRxKTzGyam-GbkJrc_Tj51JeCTL-87Z0YzPGtVNxQ/s818/Cattle%20Egret-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Females are bluish green with a pale grey underside. Like all hummingbirds, this species lays two eggs - they are about the size of a frozen pea!</div><div><br /></div><div>As you can see from the final picture, these birds were active around species feeders - but what a sight!</div><div><br /></div><div>As ever, to join in with (the 600th!) WBW click in the link below. SM</div>
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What ever the reason these birds are now being seen further north in winter than in the past.</p><p>As with all of my Canadian birds, I am grateful to David for showing them to me!</p><p>What a great little bird to start a new year of WBWs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYXzS76yURfasiRhyVThlx5mr8S97pvCY32PtJ3jsSWfXHXyCRtH3taft89ZK26PZAVXsgUIJzJrB84G1rCPGSBzuaMGP36BbXzX2ywR3OL0NtDFqkQ452sNn1N7orgwMY3DZVyBn3yIbULQvMA198nahzm7wJlwPLexNO9zVuFPV45SOwjS2lAAtcCw/s2048/tufted%20titmouse_-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="2048" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYXzS76yURfasiRhyVThlx5mr8S97pvCY32PtJ3jsSWfXHXyCRtH3taft89ZK26PZAVXsgUIJzJrB84G1rCPGSBzuaMGP36BbXzX2ywR3OL0NtDFqkQ452sNn1N7orgwMY3DZVyBn3yIbULQvMA198nahzm7wJlwPLexNO9zVuFPV45SOwjS2lAAtcCw/w640-h402/tufted%20titmouse_-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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SM<p></p>Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-58902225821987911202023-12-29T13:23:00.002+11:002023-12-29T13:23:39.637+11:00Winter LandscapesI have to admit that I like both winter and agricultural landscapes - and when I was in Canada I was able to take some pictures of both.<div><br /></div><div>I spent my time in Canada with David from <a href="https://travelswithbirds.blogspot.com">Travels with Birds</a>, and as a wonderful host he showed me around.</div><div><br /></div><div>We spent one afternoon in the agricultural areas to the north of Waterloo. Although we did see some snow it was rather mild for the time of year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Many of the farms in this area are run by Mennonite families, and you can often see the distinctive way in which they build their homes. I am no expert on such things, but I enjoyed what I saw.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN37RiKZ8936h3NajTthpXatbijno0k-9grO3AUJyQ2TlUqoV67VveGUJGixhJSvoimHH2sE0nCR8rSipKoGprK77LSBo5dk0N-Th4XXVr1NJ1T9-VWXMxLu_M-kTHofzl8biJTUAM7L_9GEU5tpDRHE9qAGyUPasVTrn_yqK7m9rhFMdAZue5qHMmdwU/s2048/Winter%20Landscapes-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN37RiKZ8936h3NajTthpXatbijno0k-9grO3AUJyQ2TlUqoV67VveGUJGixhJSvoimHH2sE0nCR8rSipKoGprK77LSBo5dk0N-Th4XXVr1NJ1T9-VWXMxLu_M-kTHofzl8biJTUAM7L_9GEU5tpDRHE9qAGyUPasVTrn_yqK7m9rhFMdAZue5qHMmdwU/w640-h426/Winter%20Landscapes-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdh66SyUu2gXUUT47Ya_dFMAqUIcrkNd1bRfVdbJOQW4EM8ld82RPczqv51BroqIzIUk0vpCwgi7NNYGrjKED2ryOrIQsERGHN7e8KK6BrvgcjUJVByVmolz6TeEJ6a_We_IhXrvGXEXQjecvmzDFgrZkx2loJ_vsq4-JuwqXBpDObAWbwezzSp83xws/s2048/Winter%20Landscapes-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRXgjRb2YVnf4dnLnhSg_ZusXw0WA-GpxlvGUraocN_5yER-hD1REFPyudyohsPc7IbDuhi1_2FStokZtUDp_hy6BesXCe88tJOUhlFfEVYsAzy-0Ow1OVB5zSuvFO5WpFCivaw8uESuInqrssj2K_4Yew0zNRV_QnxMustvxmWPLauN9Bw3-0VSeLYc/s2048/Winter%20Landscapes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRXgjRb2YVnf4dnLnhSg_ZusXw0WA-GpxlvGUraocN_5yER-hD1REFPyudyohsPc7IbDuhi1_2FStokZtUDp_hy6BesXCe88tJOUhlFfEVYsAzy-0Ow1OVB5zSuvFO5WpFCivaw8uESuInqrssj2K_4Yew0zNRV_QnxMustvxmWPLauN9Bw3-0VSeLYc/w640-h426/Winter%20Landscapes.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>It's safe to say it does not look like this anywhere near Melbourne! SM</div>Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-73376147059679035332023-12-27T02:00:00.002+11:002023-12-27T02:00:00.140+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 596 - A few HighlightsGreetings everyone - I hope you survived Christmas and are now ready for the New Year.<div><br /></div><div>My Christmas activity of all sorts was rather curtailed by a dose of Coivd - the first I have had, and I genuinely hope its the last as well. I to be honest, I've not felt that ill in a very long time.</div><div><br /></div><div>I have done very little at all in the last week, and as I result I have not processed any pictures from my recent trips.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, here are a few highlights of the year, given in the hope that they bring a bit of cheer to one and all.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVU2VhGBR8UODWTzncErQwmrNqnONz0jU2tQgSKiZT6v4JPTm8xWYuiWyQDvV5VQ9ovOao7vdiqn7xhprn9mCAMvGLhyphenhyphen3G469EAwTg3vuFon-yVx17o6av1T3mujvMbtxMLKlPAgewxOof_Pg80BgEmr52w5b2qPcQDkM0POYzZZxbojeEcKxN3Zvg-s/s2048/Brolga-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVU2VhGBR8UODWTzncErQwmrNqnONz0jU2tQgSKiZT6v4JPTm8xWYuiWyQDvV5VQ9ovOao7vdiqn7xhprn9mCAMvGLhyphenhyphen3G469EAwTg3vuFon-yVx17o6av1T3mujvMbtxMLKlPAgewxOof_Pg80BgEmr52w5b2qPcQDkM0POYzZZxbojeEcKxN3Zvg-s/w640-h426/Brolga-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brolga</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLR8odYMEUy0ykjbqGzs3ZgyZORFtT0Z0WVJUmhUPx2Beqz8bM6DbtXiRWuw6pOTvefe-EsQmnOR4qQUQHzaGmUt1KAfjp_XeVfikB-0eltZtsYpwMLnebXI2_R3gq3K-YIxX6AL7ryhOLP-OgaS_VroEZw64WlJAH9uD0j0kY4hFG56uN8z8nVW8w1E/s2048/Brown%20Falcon-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1390" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLR8odYMEUy0ykjbqGzs3ZgyZORFtT0Z0WVJUmhUPx2Beqz8bM6DbtXiRWuw6pOTvefe-EsQmnOR4qQUQHzaGmUt1KAfjp_XeVfikB-0eltZtsYpwMLnebXI2_R3gq3K-YIxX6AL7ryhOLP-OgaS_VroEZw64WlJAH9uD0j0kY4hFG56uN8z8nVW8w1E/w434-h640/Brown%20Falcon-3.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Falcon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYhEUjYs0tHGAiN-Vs6MWxfUtjIH5PcF48tmXMfXpNUpLSTsUWt4BfSbt2qRTPCsBbHYvpnd2SMuxy2eNTFxJRdFOyCp-tPl5u-SqOrLV3Ugc7G2jYDCgqcWnqyoVV_vl_jd0nhmxw7n610uY64Glhs9OLAsCrNVLMy57jaIdA0MXtR_31ghF5-zCVsg/s2048/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYhEUjYs0tHGAiN-Vs6MWxfUtjIH5PcF48tmXMfXpNUpLSTsUWt4BfSbt2qRTPCsBbHYvpnd2SMuxy2eNTFxJRdFOyCp-tPl5u-SqOrLV3Ugc7G2jYDCgqcWnqyoVV_vl_jd0nhmxw7n610uY64Glhs9OLAsCrNVLMy57jaIdA0MXtR_31ghF5-zCVsg/w640-h458/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Golden-headed Cisticola</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qPgYI0et4bMrUFlNpODEozUBuw7F2FSMlDh27CXGegZ1SJiPMfoZzaPWL05PE7qqbT3bmCOJ0bg6oMdZWuJQf2r8RdtUGtPYuO4UPTgkzsoV3XHFi692vEuzNXartDJi_DmA7Ea78WqVR1SKgl2MssaV7IHFx8G_oMbGJvHfj7Nbo4ivyHvS6srlyzQ/s2048/Little%20Raven-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qPgYI0et4bMrUFlNpODEozUBuw7F2FSMlDh27CXGegZ1SJiPMfoZzaPWL05PE7qqbT3bmCOJ0bg6oMdZWuJQf2r8RdtUGtPYuO4UPTgkzsoV3XHFi692vEuzNXartDJi_DmA7Ea78WqVR1SKgl2MssaV7IHFx8G_oMbGJvHfj7Nbo4ivyHvS6srlyzQ/w640-h426/Little%20Raven-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Raven</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SBxQyCxEk2Pe-_BifDzvnmw8jVTN1lvAybkKmmOsbdVDBm0Ld9ynT7I44dNuInpYOQ3ZNkuqflb5IKL3P0TD4Po-FE4e11c2qvnqt83hwN4pU9lowfPuAmWwCV06zKfQV5mtlhyphenhyphenVSaT9-f2rFH7HW4XPodhZ-HQbRfrWcnvDMPdTSk2zJlE5SA9R6CQ/s2048/Pacific%20Heron-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="2048" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SBxQyCxEk2Pe-_BifDzvnmw8jVTN1lvAybkKmmOsbdVDBm0Ld9ynT7I44dNuInpYOQ3ZNkuqflb5IKL3P0TD4Po-FE4e11c2qvnqt83hwN4pU9lowfPuAmWwCV06zKfQV5mtlhyphenhyphenVSaT9-f2rFH7HW4XPodhZ-HQbRfrWcnvDMPdTSk2zJlE5SA9R6CQ/w640-h444/Pacific%20Heron-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pacific Heron</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WYV_9XEU9SfQjMWeRFQcDkS8YUIne_xbVllddnUVmNTMjpCKRulcW590Pwbk1TtgxOH5lPkx0DAoZfbLW9w5IuA2oGFcARyZWAeC86ctdR9PMmvgQzJoQ1FdLjA3k7j7YvxDf-6jhzwW_rZTKkLSpAQ6Mq6SRi-Nf6g10CRQaM6kZ_TRAKgSD_WCm3c/s1600/Pelicans-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1067" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WYV_9XEU9SfQjMWeRFQcDkS8YUIne_xbVllddnUVmNTMjpCKRulcW590Pwbk1TtgxOH5lPkx0DAoZfbLW9w5IuA2oGFcARyZWAeC86ctdR9PMmvgQzJoQ1FdLjA3k7j7YvxDf-6jhzwW_rZTKkLSpAQ6Mq6SRi-Nf6g10CRQaM6kZ_TRAKgSD_WCm3c/w426-h640/Pelicans-5.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australian Pelican </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSa46s3_n9_6DPxJwlV6Ye2BRGXI3oYm44mRN4I_v_tMRzlWRPwdxkqdx_ERaHDZ4huWQch6hFuUoxrdl-6nNlTIJjFt4YuYvUg4lpznoG91dcAeqoyvEOf3UTbt3ry9ESmOksFPQWXkaj1r9RmWejF5WG_RSO926VdiWIXxtxpCpMYkMDYaJyunMVB5Y/s2048/Powerful%20Owl-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="2048" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSa46s3_n9_6DPxJwlV6Ye2BRGXI3oYm44mRN4I_v_tMRzlWRPwdxkqdx_ERaHDZ4huWQch6hFuUoxrdl-6nNlTIJjFt4YuYvUg4lpznoG91dcAeqoyvEOf3UTbt3ry9ESmOksFPQWXkaj1r9RmWejF5WG_RSO926VdiWIXxtxpCpMYkMDYaJyunMVB5Y/w640-h410/Powerful%20Owl-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Powerful Owls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpUjo_eFlQgd2eErw4T0Weqof2fXUt8VSjT4mnXiBvebes2SaGzLVoij68Pqmv-o4G_nHmixOBwKttK7WLqJ9K33nMQrylzB7FdxBzDdFuRHsQppC33paRqi6i3taOTgwAKdPb6GKp-PlbFlcSCEJAiSANlMfVRctRUwfg0GIxC-2i9-Zik7CSDlaIpQ/s2048/Rainbow%20L-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1483" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpUjo_eFlQgd2eErw4T0Weqof2fXUt8VSjT4mnXiBvebes2SaGzLVoij68Pqmv-o4G_nHmixOBwKttK7WLqJ9K33nMQrylzB7FdxBzDdFuRHsQppC33paRqi6i3taOTgwAKdPb6GKp-PlbFlcSCEJAiSANlMfVRctRUwfg0GIxC-2i9-Zik7CSDlaIpQ/w464-h640/Rainbow%20L-6.jpg" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rainbow Lorikeet</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtNKNH22xFI4tHV0OAc7sj2vHZrcUU_sL-GbypSUUZ1cOe7zTyELZuL_6q9gKnTKS5ppQW0_6pLSp_iOiOHy_MEWRKGHznb0UyvBxolVKTnS64UecZ6ram2CFnOutN-RaWDXlsOgfyZfDebNyRbxslclqSXCCSDdayW4XExWYElQ7F2Rh9MZp8F7ZzqA/s2048/Southern%20Scrub%20Robin-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="2048" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBtNKNH22xFI4tHV0OAc7sj2vHZrcUU_sL-GbypSUUZ1cOe7zTyELZuL_6q9gKnTKS5ppQW0_6pLSp_iOiOHy_MEWRKGHznb0UyvBxolVKTnS64UecZ6ram2CFnOutN-RaWDXlsOgfyZfDebNyRbxslclqSXCCSDdayW4XExWYElQ7F2Rh9MZp8F7ZzqA/w640-h432/Southern%20Scrub%20Robin-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southern Scrub Robin</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5qn34cw7K_xj3F84CneaDxqHJzU2rVmyM0C2yrmkc1GzxCfBVs7INQ3_1SDTrZPmZrCVsoz44dcu8d8bzqGXb9hSCU9a5mzb8k9ikgAH5RL6z4JZkQHwkDGWu-EsmUM8uR_JAFdAFZlkKtzX9AdCUCJn1zvtM2RN6MQzXTtM_Vr65_KIrvu6yQDBjWU/s2048/Shy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5qn34cw7K_xj3F84CneaDxqHJzU2rVmyM0C2yrmkc1GzxCfBVs7INQ3_1SDTrZPmZrCVsoz44dcu8d8bzqGXb9hSCU9a5mzb8k9ikgAH5RL6z4JZkQHwkDGWu-EsmUM8uR_JAFdAFZlkKtzX9AdCUCJn1zvtM2RN6MQzXTtM_Vr65_KIrvu6yQDBjWU/w640-h426/Shy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shy Albatross</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMzjquIKYEae1DNzBAqjmmhAlwsSl8FYsLUxL0z7oTGCKG5gpDa3xmKbCgEN3c2reb8E08rjHaasEZBI2N0s598yvt-Otw72Wb1il2kYkZu8c9icqA0kdTJWNcUnE3ND-jw31jhErCqiN2UVvCpgkzi7MSpFCtLH1FJUMsMFB9Qe1B_amA9Ascw9-45Q/s2048/Tas%20Native%20Hen-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="2048" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMzjquIKYEae1DNzBAqjmmhAlwsSl8FYsLUxL0z7oTGCKG5gpDa3xmKbCgEN3c2reb8E08rjHaasEZBI2N0s598yvt-Otw72Wb1il2kYkZu8c9icqA0kdTJWNcUnE3ND-jw31jhErCqiN2UVvCpgkzi7MSpFCtLH1FJUMsMFB9Qe1B_amA9Ascw9-45Q/w640-h464/Tas%20Native%20Hen-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tasmanian Native Hen</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiRbR6FhD2_B-uDLACWBzpKI3wg83f-cackgh2gUm53yfVyp4IvchtksfjmP2-uwefx6VKs8l4cn-hMbYSgy1Sn6mLx9n14PWQxc6qiOymlAtZpfTgjURwPdow8FD0RQSprR-P73T8xLmWJtRl3OMNFNh8uJBxgxqbTrEuXna4h0bLKpTgWlAt2DasvQ/s2048/Bullers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiRbR6FhD2_B-uDLACWBzpKI3wg83f-cackgh2gUm53yfVyp4IvchtksfjmP2-uwefx6VKs8l4cn-hMbYSgy1Sn6mLx9n14PWQxc6qiOymlAtZpfTgjURwPdow8FD0RQSprR-P73T8xLmWJtRl3OMNFNh8uJBxgxqbTrEuXna4h0bLKpTgWlAt2DasvQ/w640-h426/Bullers.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bullers Albatross</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>What a year - and I have not included any pictures from my recent trips.</div><div><br /></div><div>As ever, to join in with WBW click the link below. 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-80376528815721507452023-12-20T03:00:00.001+11:002023-12-20T03:00:00.133+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 595 - Great Lizard-CuckooWhen I was away last month I also went to Cuba. Not a place that has really been on my radar in the past, but what a remarkable country. Amazing birds, food, history - and for the most part - great weather.<div><br /></div><div>One of the first birds we found in Cuba were a pair (?) of Great Lizard-Cuckoos (<i>Coccyzus merlini</i>). This bird is only found in the Bahamas and Cuba. The birds we saw were on the mainland of Cuba which make them the sub-species <i>Coccyzus merlini </i><i>merlini.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Unsurprisingly this species was a life tick for me - and it was a great way to start birding in Cuba.</div><div><br /></div><div>This bird is a common breeding bird in Cuba, it is 42 to 54 cm long, about half of which is the tail, and weighs about 100 to 155 g. Both sexes have the same plumage, but males are slight larger than females. When they call, the starting phrases seemed similar to the laughing call of Laughing Kookaburra. The call certainly made me do a double take the first time I heard it.</div><div><br /></div><div>These birds feed on frogs, snakes, birds' eggs, nestlings and large insects. Unlike other cuckoos this species builds its own nest, and incubates two to three of its own eggs. </div><div><br /></div><div>These birds were rather far away, and often shaded or hidden by foliage, so pictures were not always easy to get.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47vDbR-RLTzyknUvNR9VR-fUODIzTld1qIoM0ACue8NWhJiekjl7vf9djmbhmmFGPRTiokPoAjJKqEIYOmzRoZ__JTqOm5ZVO4tl0BuI0E7PbpFPQbsvAsTh4-DydxuKY1RGx-ZL4rOP1dNv3VSnq_ptgeJZaInVolsWDkGy3B3AM2ElXhMb6581vmPc/s2048/Great-Lizard%20Cuckoo-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="2048" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh47vDbR-RLTzyknUvNR9VR-fUODIzTld1qIoM0ACue8NWhJiekjl7vf9djmbhmmFGPRTiokPoAjJKqEIYOmzRoZ__JTqOm5ZVO4tl0BuI0E7PbpFPQbsvAsTh4-DydxuKY1RGx-ZL4rOP1dNv3VSnq_ptgeJZaInVolsWDkGy3B3AM2ElXhMb6581vmPc/w640-h430/Great-Lizard%20Cuckoo-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-63850726621336701542023-12-13T02:00:00.001+11:002023-12-13T02:00:00.127+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 594 - Black-Capped ChickadeeI may recent trip to Canada, I think that the Black-capped Chickadee (<i>Poecile atricapillus</i>) was the bird I saw most often. With the exception of one rather birdless afternoon, I can't recall a place that I went where I did not see them.<div><br /></div><div>Closely related to both the Marsh and Willow Tits I used to see in the UK, they were are wonderfully familiar and often friendly bird. On a number of the walks I went on it was clear that the Black-capped Chickadees had become accustomed to being fed from the hand by passing walkers. There were also numerous stumps and logs that had been used as 'feeding tables'. </div><div><br /></div><div>For many people these are probably 'just' Chickadees, but I really liked them!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YEoqA-fFO3s-ByE6f2obQjVqiEiuGIcB62n2sdCbpCpT3X7sQG8HrWW2TWJljrU1VQBaqcXHfhym3YifYdwSlTmDxExMkRsonHl2Eg3PKao2RfcmREdumY80PpqyKCS281IZz2zhi_0pjhIsqz2piWRioiZEcmE_OpsKYw7H-65-h2xCbnllN4jkbMo/s2048/Black%20Capped%20Chickadee-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YEoqA-fFO3s-ByE6f2obQjVqiEiuGIcB62n2sdCbpCpT3X7sQG8HrWW2TWJljrU1VQBaqcXHfhym3YifYdwSlTmDxExMkRsonHl2Eg3PKao2RfcmREdumY80PpqyKCS281IZz2zhi_0pjhIsqz2piWRioiZEcmE_OpsKYw7H-65-h2xCbnllN4jkbMo/w640-h426/Black%20Capped%20Chickadee-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-20191717723088564472023-12-06T02:30:00.041+11:002023-12-06T02:30:00.132+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 593 - South Polar Skua<p>This bird is a South Polar Skua (<i>Stercorarius maccormicki</i>) and I only know this because much better birders than me (tenuously) identified the bird in the field and made a confirmed ID based on the pictures take on the boat! </p><p>This is a rare sighting, and as this species 'shows little interest in vessels' I suppose we were very lucky to get such good views.</p><p>I am no expert, but as far as I can tell, one of the key ID features that separate this species from the more frequent Brown Skua is the contrast in colour between the underwings and the body. The South Polar Skua also has a 'finer bill and smaller head'.</p><p>Its at times like this I am thankful for experts!</p><p>I have to say it was an impressive bird - having the bulk and attitude you would expect from a bird that lives over the Souther Ocean.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouqGpwfAIl3FX41iurTC_z6WAtWvBvsoUx3V7-r38xV94XIsUouMCMLNbU_RYT7IxYVbUI3sILsc4txULmAzrNkPoySYXjCsMJeQ1RSf6OGEPVrPXPl_cdW5bXGLghDet1rnWfcopg-789MrbpYFS17DC7J6jgTfGHPj5ewIHNvnGOIZVtHE8RP_qqVk/s2048/South%20Polar%20Skua-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="2048" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiouqGpwfAIl3FX41iurTC_z6WAtWvBvsoUx3V7-r38xV94XIsUouMCMLNbU_RYT7IxYVbUI3sILsc4txULmAzrNkPoySYXjCsMJeQ1RSf6OGEPVrPXPl_cdW5bXGLghDet1rnWfcopg-789MrbpYFS17DC7J6jgTfGHPj5ewIHNvnGOIZVtHE8RP_qqVk/w640-h420/South%20Polar%20Skua-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-88791026780593866192023-12-03T02:22:00.023+11:002023-12-03T03:19:30.280+11:00A Blog Update!<p>Hi there - you may have noticed that I have been rather less active than normal on my blog - and other social media places - for the last couple of weeks.</p><p>Well I have been in Cuba with <a href="https://travelswithbirds.blogspot.com">David</a> and I am now in Canada with him!</p><p>Here are a couple of pictures from the trip so far. Normal (if you can call it that) service will resume when I return home!</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxsle0U2NvEvqFak6PFRqR2nobCtDsJyWh1uVXm3mqtlLUSSLwj_j6ONaaOgk5jJ_siXdsBJ17yPaWvM6PNjfI3UADbgE0QN0lf-QvL674nef9s_4dLcOaiAG3Qca8_LEqqr1HadHImZu1v9vAcMvZ-MDH9wmIHuIwWuo1zyPEvXU1y7uL7HifvhnP8E/s945/tank%20cat-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="945" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtxsle0U2NvEvqFak6PFRqR2nobCtDsJyWh1uVXm3mqtlLUSSLwj_j6ONaaOgk5jJ_siXdsBJ17yPaWvM6PNjfI3UADbgE0QN0lf-QvL674nef9s_4dLcOaiAG3Qca8_LEqqr1HadHImZu1v9vAcMvZ-MDH9wmIHuIwWuo1zyPEvXU1y7uL7HifvhnP8E/w640-h426/tank%20cat-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cat sleeping by a 'tank' - Havana, Cuba</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="911" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIidwmyoKeu71p5kYKQcGUJyZivaLHsmb1YlqMxQfd7t2atX9mtepfi1GPhBuUyLKDu65o66a5m71mjt_JnkKgvSQo6rzYcueRPkjLZX8uLKDXhXh1uDNWS0jI4DZVR7LLKB56NGq8KxS5AdJDmVpKMoRyr8ZWqn4uGw6_jZMpQQsnUPAdCKXuj9qqrKc/w640-h442/monckton.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not the only one who can't spell!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Many more posts to follow. SM</div>Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-4508460573704116442023-11-29T02:30:00.033+11:002023-11-29T02:30:00.136+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 592 - Crested Tern<p>The Crested Tern (<i>Thalasseus bergii</i>) is more or less the default tern in my part of the world. When I see a tern on my 'local' patch this is always the case that I start with this species with - and only when I am sure its not a Crested Tern do I move on to other species. In many cases this is straight forward - but not always!</p><p>When you are out at sea is one of the times when you may need to look a little closer - but in this case it was a Crested Tern. This bird flew around our boat for a few minutes when I was out on a pelagic trip recently.</p><p>I love the simplicity of these pictures.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC66sq4mw8HhENeQVvqsttwZZkmWuUUdc0NIKS3AFgRmOJ-IhrgP4GV37vStNHPyslzuA9Dv-0Cz43hPfb_GVosP6FQJTzj5RA3AceI058Qm6Lje2JTxGPzEcpxGNiRMddpNf0U0ZudGx9IFroVU3E3jhqBQzqPEMKenTejnvRD45TQ2Hl4vpji9dzq4/s2048/Crested%20Tern-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="2048" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC66sq4mw8HhENeQVvqsttwZZkmWuUUdc0NIKS3AFgRmOJ-IhrgP4GV37vStNHPyslzuA9Dv-0Cz43hPfb_GVosP6FQJTzj5RA3AceI058Qm6Lje2JTxGPzEcpxGNiRMddpNf0U0ZudGx9IFroVU3E3jhqBQzqPEMKenTejnvRD45TQ2Hl4vpji9dzq4/w640-h444/Crested%20Tern-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOH0lGtCbhUrX-WHgL8qkj6d8RllefrSpnVGjn1hJvggHF-XHaj6kfyZfPh3OVKFk4NtQS33mgKTeC01KRzBbUASe3XxPod4EIPJFstE6a0vyZoZwzIZTOdV-klkmE8Sk4QlmHKQs5FktMOJQWhj0FTqqmRuPTynjKKRnADrqABFBd8X7vhftW9zbX2Ms/s2048/Crested%20Tern-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOH0lGtCbhUrX-WHgL8qkj6d8RllefrSpnVGjn1hJvggHF-XHaj6kfyZfPh3OVKFk4NtQS33mgKTeC01KRzBbUASe3XxPod4EIPJFstE6a0vyZoZwzIZTOdV-klkmE8Sk4QlmHKQs5FktMOJQWhj0FTqqmRuPTynjKKRnADrqABFBd8X7vhftW9zbX2Ms/w640-h426/Crested%20Tern-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lsuNSpAHHe_hEj5HZaRyP_aGmf7Rbh5omZldXYHg7tzPp3D4tlc9kB_bEvntzfLQFKlqnG21YjHfMfhr1VSKC3aVjE322GvSNbzPKpjlQL4zZA8P5gL1nBOlT9dqS6jakmf30O4H-XwlUBLL3gSEUuXKATNAY1IGCsTE-378W0bFbyffIA2Hg6v3BV8/s2048/Crested%20Tern-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_lsuNSpAHHe_hEj5HZaRyP_aGmf7Rbh5omZldXYHg7tzPp3D4tlc9kB_bEvntzfLQFKlqnG21YjHfMfhr1VSKC3aVjE322GvSNbzPKpjlQL4zZA8P5gL1nBOlT9dqS6jakmf30O4H-XwlUBLL3gSEUuXKATNAY1IGCsTE-378W0bFbyffIA2Hg6v3BV8/w640-h426/Crested%20Tern-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjseBEprLGwGoZ1Q7JIb1qXdHr4IIswS_Z2TegmHBBwVahgFgH5tR2gV1Uu2a1KQPuQE9pi6qJOjMr-LWh7U-waocKQGWJlT7lj2EsPT0dKjXwRIUGJ_0fo3hZNO0xo_xLGB7sIuZibsfVb6JPNdiVhtNOnp7p_B8xa-wsLtFm2fhMQJEaxp9G09wNSAH0/s2048/Crested%20Tern-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjseBEprLGwGoZ1Q7JIb1qXdHr4IIswS_Z2TegmHBBwVahgFgH5tR2gV1Uu2a1KQPuQE9pi6qJOjMr-LWh7U-waocKQGWJlT7lj2EsPT0dKjXwRIUGJ_0fo3hZNO0xo_xLGB7sIuZibsfVb6JPNdiVhtNOnp7p_B8xa-wsLtFm2fhMQJEaxp9G09wNSAH0/w640-h426/Crested%20Tern-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1NAv3CvZMXZxsmfyohOoAaGvMyll9L4UlklPz00dk1QXYo7Zgm0L3VZwSAXWqLxcll8uYVLoGkCPlPwN-WcxdzhyphenhyphenwGAGyYWCgeu188zS9NmNDgNEoZyTZML3_hMCuT8ddxsSXjHsC7T38EP7d5X3FosnQtnWcOKdnm-ziAGTSfzr-do1qgBtvGo1H04/s2048/Crested%20Tern-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1NAv3CvZMXZxsmfyohOoAaGvMyll9L4UlklPz00dk1QXYo7Zgm0L3VZwSAXWqLxcll8uYVLoGkCPlPwN-WcxdzhyphenhyphenwGAGyYWCgeu188zS9NmNDgNEoZyTZML3_hMCuT8ddxsSXjHsC7T38EP7d5X3FosnQtnWcOKdnm-ziAGTSfzr-do1qgBtvGo1H04/w640-h426/Crested%20Tern-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BiRJnHsAVgbnCDnMBAwXaChIE14mB-jrPj_OslSxpHsvyMdlozto7IBcFLMDBpzARPEgN9FNIN0dm1L34TqvSUQeXMPGihz0lVC8Yi5tb9NAOUKgto9xzbgi6UyskRDk5KBnsWOTKo8o2_Nk5puR_LoeYwhBq8chH19g5meWcT_jqJTgZnTPdqEJa8A/s2048/Crested%20Tern.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="2048" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BiRJnHsAVgbnCDnMBAwXaChIE14mB-jrPj_OslSxpHsvyMdlozto7IBcFLMDBpzARPEgN9FNIN0dm1L34TqvSUQeXMPGihz0lVC8Yi5tb9NAOUKgto9xzbgi6UyskRDk5KBnsWOTKo8o2_Nk5puR_LoeYwhBq8chH19g5meWcT_jqJTgZnTPdqEJa8A/w640-h478/Crested%20Tern.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>As ever, to join in with WBW click on the link below. 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-41771967695248296672023-11-22T02:30:00.035+11:002023-11-22T02:30:00.145+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 591- Australian Spotted Crake <p>The Australian Spotted Crake (<i>Porzana fluminea</i>) is a small - but not as small as Baillon's Crake - bird, that is endemic to Australia. The closely related Spotted Crake (<i>Porzana porzana</i>) is found in the northern hemisphere, and the similarity of the common names of these species sometimes causes confusion - and raised blood pressure amongst taxonomists. </p><p>This bird was out and about at Werribee, and is generally the most common crake I see. I love the shade of green on its beak.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvxxzh8fY5Q-pvWp1HLoK_xVvZNNFesKDhyJhyphenhyphenPPga3COcbD_nK0Hgy4_YpKy3tXOzZKBwU6IECkLOo0SIaeAFGfD2S4h19AwPGc8gMx6WPcAxGD60KBvH_xTvZfiwBXrdTAgNyLYpV34gy7yxPkI4qB1yXl0kkGDRNGP7YxfScJX_cd5MUvHmmGuvYc/s2048/Spotted%20Crake-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvxxzh8fY5Q-pvWp1HLoK_xVvZNNFesKDhyJhyphenhyphenPPga3COcbD_nK0Hgy4_YpKy3tXOzZKBwU6IECkLOo0SIaeAFGfD2S4h19AwPGc8gMx6WPcAxGD60KBvH_xTvZfiwBXrdTAgNyLYpV34gy7yxPkI4qB1yXl0kkGDRNGP7YxfScJX_cd5MUvHmmGuvYc/w640-h426/Spotted%20Crake-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20-Knz7FVK6fwwofnHXhowxHQN3Q6ahFZUDaouuc2b4MwAdDACKkoM3fc5JhqtBNVy5kgmNiRJUwwYgqcFKmkGO6XcCefWfOz78ed1pwLkBRlr55k07Ok8XzsVHDJbPZ56-7Ut2owfu_LJDzXJQxKz9tPmzVrUjYqD8ylz-DXG6Nh8ctuj1s_U4kZWXg/s2048/Spotted%20Crake-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20-Knz7FVK6fwwofnHXhowxHQN3Q6ahFZUDaouuc2b4MwAdDACKkoM3fc5JhqtBNVy5kgmNiRJUwwYgqcFKmkGO6XcCefWfOz78ed1pwLkBRlr55k07Ok8XzsVHDJbPZ56-7Ut2owfu_LJDzXJQxKz9tPmzVrUjYqD8ylz-DXG6Nh8ctuj1s_U4kZWXg/w640-h426/Spotted%20Crake-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rueOR2AFWk-EAP0U97eeEY-WdaLazXhYJs_zHqXrK7cVlU-xOZ-lTQ-DrMzymWFrETSduWe6-0lFhSTv6kHz8GC5zJsaPR_BCz1cEJbLJAzGAZPm1o6CWLOKfe82CYN7keQqojppDCPwDZndIo0-E84ZzMk4e-KJVASX0szQzH5O25WiwR3qx2j8db4/s2048/Spotted%20Crake-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rueOR2AFWk-EAP0U97eeEY-WdaLazXhYJs_zHqXrK7cVlU-xOZ-lTQ-DrMzymWFrETSduWe6-0lFhSTv6kHz8GC5zJsaPR_BCz1cEJbLJAzGAZPm1o6CWLOKfe82CYN7keQqojppDCPwDZndIo0-E84ZzMk4e-KJVASX0szQzH5O25WiwR3qx2j8db4/w640-h426/Spotted%20Crake-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GaFK_YuOkZsObroBrb9PfyVVRzffai_IJX0c0SxllU-qjYSsboHh3Jnfpfm9NWmaD527Abt2vfHMhFGWPXIWgCmI1BPr1s7DJ6nRRbWF3IYJPLSmY0ZvkfI7wHX3ib7fH02VdtghatR-8ewFzAqbVtHMsC5o11DAT_w8-eQasazAibH8BEO4K3G7Ns0/s2048/Spotted%20Crake-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-GaFK_YuOkZsObroBrb9PfyVVRzffai_IJX0c0SxllU-qjYSsboHh3Jnfpfm9NWmaD527Abt2vfHMhFGWPXIWgCmI1BPr1s7DJ6nRRbWF3IYJPLSmY0ZvkfI7wHX3ib7fH02VdtghatR-8ewFzAqbVtHMsC5o11DAT_w8-eQasazAibH8BEO4K3G7Ns0/w640-h426/Spotted%20Crake-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77UtUncRrdY5VpUo4IXgBeo9RXmHIXrhJoQk4YlMo2EEYuGJkrGxqQOO0SUMPcFF5fvUajs3umLmF04w4ptPxkvWB82kTjYvai2JVwUHjt0Lk3pAwl96VlK1fuO1kQvCCoWDtG0-JvtbwLx-CkuA8lHsWJE4xM-l-7Evm2YQLWSaHENsYVOSLVhZohMo/s2048/Spotted%20Crake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77UtUncRrdY5VpUo4IXgBeo9RXmHIXrhJoQk4YlMo2EEYuGJkrGxqQOO0SUMPcFF5fvUajs3umLmF04w4ptPxkvWB82kTjYvai2JVwUHjt0Lk3pAwl96VlK1fuO1kQvCCoWDtG0-JvtbwLx-CkuA8lHsWJE4xM-l-7Evm2YQLWSaHENsYVOSLVhZohMo/w640-h426/Spotted%20Crake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>To join in with WBW, click the link below. cheers SM<br /><p><br /></p>
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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-24426610492970835662023-11-15T02:30:00.038+11:002023-11-15T02:30:00.134+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 590 - Pacific Heron<p>The Pacific Heron (<i>Ardea pacifica</i>) is a medium sized and conspicuous heron that seems to be showing up in greater numbers in my local patch that in past years. In the past, this bird was known as the White-Necked Heron - which makes a lot of sense.</p><p>This bird was hunting in remarkably calm waters in one of the lagoon at Werribee. Unfortunately it flew off a short time after the unsuccessful fishing stab shown in these images. </p><p>I really like the spots on the throat of this species.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RNGRQNgqgs2Ej89ymEYQTncQfP1yjD3LjryJlZIwjz1w292LCsZ2wAL4Rfvljti8ptBdTJwGv1SKQZxNmlM9SMZ_vKY38CnQQHH3RJGKZCA4id9FF_IEtgSNUfggNXkYqOMUem941UFtT-kH4Lxli7vrXqeqPuBS0AKRZ1uGVBHuycP4R8FZ2O0HOFM/s2048/Pacific%20Heron-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1369" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-RNGRQNgqgs2Ej89ymEYQTncQfP1yjD3LjryJlZIwjz1w292LCsZ2wAL4Rfvljti8ptBdTJwGv1SKQZxNmlM9SMZ_vKY38CnQQHH3RJGKZCA4id9FF_IEtgSNUfggNXkYqOMUem941UFtT-kH4Lxli7vrXqeqPuBS0AKRZ1uGVBHuycP4R8FZ2O0HOFM/w428-h640/Pacific%20Heron-2.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<!-- end InLinkz code -->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-5880482452428823572023-11-08T02:30:00.037+11:002023-11-08T17:12:31.612+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 589 - Baillon's Crake<p>The (<i>Porzana pusilla</i>) gains its common name from Lousi Baillon, a French naturalist who collect some of the earliest (but not the earliest!) examples of this species. It's scientific name means 'insignificant little crake', which is a reasonable assessment of its size!</p><p>The Baillons's Crake is actually only just bigger than a house sparrow, and tends to be found in dense freshwater vegetation. However, on the morning I took these pictures it seems it was a 'crakes day out' as there were five, and maybe six, of these birds visible at one time! They seemed to be largely unconcerned by the presence of three birders, all of which were wielding long lenses.</p><p>It will come as no surprise for people to learn that these birds were seen at Werribee Sewage works.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozbB6lpIkOG6KOBeIcasslEB2wa7Byf3Z5WPF6i_Dpm-JQtnZMj3syWPjSz6Af4fV4imThINfxsW_NdZyzIejKigTSg26olqFejxOScRWQ1N-MQJkuf-cu4Gxlt5XL8mSsh0o1DV0jxZ7DFLAXmLV2Aj0wOo6yvkzgQe32b-eRQFZ3ENmaTRbF9Ndj8E/s2048/Bailions%20Crake-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozbB6lpIkOG6KOBeIcasslEB2wa7Byf3Z5WPF6i_Dpm-JQtnZMj3syWPjSz6Af4fV4imThINfxsW_NdZyzIejKigTSg26olqFejxOScRWQ1N-MQJkuf-cu4Gxlt5XL8mSsh0o1DV0jxZ7DFLAXmLV2Aj0wOo6yvkzgQe32b-eRQFZ3ENmaTRbF9Ndj8E/w640-h426/Bailions%20Crake-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<!--end InLinkz code-->Stewart Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04622420206244603688noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613882486442283643.post-69656293732919957012023-11-01T02:30:00.002+11:002023-11-01T02:30:00.127+11:00Wild Bird Wednesday 588 - Golden-headed Cisticola<p>The Golden-headed Cisticola (<i>Cisticola exilis</i>) is a small bird that favours perching at the top of plants and singing its heart out during breeding season. It's voice is a bit <a href="https://youtu.be/3WpXWoHxmOE?si=fpSy--hdL2torXRR">scratchy</a>, but very identifiable. </p><p>I am not 100% sure if Cisticola is pronounced 'Cist-a-cola' - with the last bit sending like the drink, or 'Sis-tickler' with it sound like somebody torturing their female sibling! But, its a nice bird none the less. </p><p>These pictures were taken during an early morning visit to Werribee - where the light was wonderful and birding just as good. </p><p>This bird was sat up singing in a pool of light, and just glowed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuNedyXUMrv5i2YRpBtBIrSh4TzbESO3Y0NeQiFns8wShKOQwB-qU8gTPON01DTmlhfyfHF_Qc7bi1UX4PUiGXvIuasjZqEoZhsOe4eVzjyUxeCQRIB9Thdzy-qLYGvkyDBTmhEQin9uMkpBEbuqGSLFQ7J8KZqkcw8ynwEHiEQirquGPkDmzO4ugwtk/s2048/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuNedyXUMrv5i2YRpBtBIrSh4TzbESO3Y0NeQiFns8wShKOQwB-qU8gTPON01DTmlhfyfHF_Qc7bi1UX4PUiGXvIuasjZqEoZhsOe4eVzjyUxeCQRIB9Thdzy-qLYGvkyDBTmhEQin9uMkpBEbuqGSLFQ7J8KZqkcw8ynwEHiEQirquGPkDmzO4ugwtk/w640-h458/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeUPb7YF0ajqXRJKGFA8qIewAB8ncpREkfQdkRhqkXPpM4Nfj-FUQ95FmawWnln1pK1z_pDwH401z4rc1oH933qVM8dxs1JcYUavGW9Y95auNTmHCTLVyazUhfoaOJO_3hDYE6FjQpG_yeTyQqcdxW70cgpPR19QjFK544HQfUyp4soG5okwTWlQW9ps/s2048/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNeUPb7YF0ajqXRJKGFA8qIewAB8ncpREkfQdkRhqkXPpM4Nfj-FUQ95FmawWnln1pK1z_pDwH401z4rc1oH933qVM8dxs1JcYUavGW9Y95auNTmHCTLVyazUhfoaOJO_3hDYE6FjQpG_yeTyQqcdxW70cgpPR19QjFK544HQfUyp4soG5okwTWlQW9ps/w640-h458/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBe025WLkkjz9_GIv5kgJ8mF1ZQM1ZvHZenSsw55w7F5cZ3pOsvIK2FbXReLj1qPAwDNcdkvhZmKFpsxRd5ZYc8ETa948uUuAbhjbBjy9p8k0vmTQaS-bYYY9FN_d_T87LnlLChbpoXtGtze9K2niSC2y8d3oYYYTrUz6N4Y6pvo_GJh_OgGsDzqFap9Y/s2048/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBe025WLkkjz9_GIv5kgJ8mF1ZQM1ZvHZenSsw55w7F5cZ3pOsvIK2FbXReLj1qPAwDNcdkvhZmKFpsxRd5ZYc8ETa948uUuAbhjbBjy9p8k0vmTQaS-bYYY9FN_d_T87LnlLChbpoXtGtze9K2niSC2y8d3oYYYTrUz6N4Y6pvo_GJh_OgGsDzqFap9Y/w640-h458/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_Vpm0Fa1php_w7FugR_HSWo9_e6IE82Fhyphenhyphen9pBthctfrVKBdAzl3ixZQys4Qzuv-5B9sFUDdVcHhtwaEwh95syZi89v7k_E_L_XJ-xlttpftE8NasmYmpHV7cYvRgynsJ1twxqLw9NVqw35cEyWCttr5JiJZR7TG0doDRCr7mcVN6oBS_fWnqXO5A-KY/s2048/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_Vpm0Fa1php_w7FugR_HSWo9_e6IE82Fhyphenhyphen9pBthctfrVKBdAzl3ixZQys4Qzuv-5B9sFUDdVcHhtwaEwh95syZi89v7k_E_L_XJ-xlttpftE8NasmYmpHV7cYvRgynsJ1twxqLw9NVqw35cEyWCttr5JiJZR7TG0doDRCr7mcVN6oBS_fWnqXO5A-KY/w640-h458/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH19CGxccCDGQ_IDIlidgWZkPN94u564UWOzaI3QaO2Ic9DeJCUPQDczqosFIxHJ27ZunEiusoiPeTYGjB63Nh2Ad9bXrPY5o9GB7t6kcNRrWmVzjdxQdvNWsQp6lOmsvMzaUa8eAjlJdbniCtmmEgBQ9J-NZ6S4jKy3gDx_vKLxkATst3htbPRkCVmJw/s2048/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH19CGxccCDGQ_IDIlidgWZkPN94u564UWOzaI3QaO2Ic9DeJCUPQDczqosFIxHJ27ZunEiusoiPeTYGjB63Nh2Ad9bXrPY5o9GB7t6kcNRrWmVzjdxQdvNWsQp6lOmsvMzaUa8eAjlJdbniCtmmEgBQ9J-NZ6S4jKy3gDx_vKLxkATst3htbPRkCVmJw/w640-h458/Golden%20Headed%20Cisticola-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This pictures look much better larger, so I recommend you click on the images.</p><p>As ever, to join in with WBW, click on the link below. 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A remarkable thing about this, is that when colonised by Australia's first people they would have been able to have walked to the part of the country we now call Tasmania. Bass Strait, which now separates the mainland from Tasmania, formed during the history of human occupation!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Anyway, I took a short trip out into the shallow waters of Bass Strait to see what we could find.</p><p style="text-align: left;">One of the more abundant birds we found were Shy Albatross (<i>Thalassarche cauta</i>).</p><p style="text-align: left;">These are some shots of Shy Albatross performing braking manoeuvres as they approached the back of our boat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-q-nDelX1fsesXVH3OJycfkV5QkDKgu5uLcCRTdnCTL7Q1nHcGCWGmFoXB0ukCDMXdV96DDDJt9YpLX6Jgd6vOjDrgeLiidLZPUm4zpILEbe5llYXxcSDkDOqjsUgK9qLLdVxJexUAbfy_GakONADQERqEYOw14B4YcexHXc72P30JHBvK7nqRCYEwI/s2048/alb%20brakes-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-q-nDelX1fsesXVH3OJycfkV5QkDKgu5uLcCRTdnCTL7Q1nHcGCWGmFoXB0ukCDMXdV96DDDJt9YpLX6Jgd6vOjDrgeLiidLZPUm4zpILEbe5llYXxcSDkDOqjsUgK9qLLdVxJexUAbfy_GakONADQERqEYOw14B4YcexHXc72P30JHBvK7nqRCYEwI/w640-h426/alb%20brakes-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Alas they just pecked at the ground and pulled up plants for food.</p><p>But what a bird!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5HIWR1F9Ckf9Ko2M1uocHKohHmBKZA12dF5umF13GK3n9hkcB3bm-CyHsA6CPtvItrfoVjbxwCZnDOKnkHM3A_jL2OPi2iCCvrlGPYOmma14PZToXHUfs1sq2xLFuhpeLF9MGMQcMoOjz-y19vXL2i9FCmTr9q9dgVDJ4AI1JkrbsvLZWr8ShlZ3aDE/s2048/Brolga-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw5HIWR1F9Ckf9Ko2M1uocHKohHmBKZA12dF5umF13GK3n9hkcB3bm-CyHsA6CPtvItrfoVjbxwCZnDOKnkHM3A_jL2OPi2iCCvrlGPYOmma14PZToXHUfs1sq2xLFuhpeLF9MGMQcMoOjz-y19vXL2i9FCmTr9q9dgVDJ4AI1JkrbsvLZWr8ShlZ3aDE/w640-h426/Brolga-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VtZa8e-ey_XgavJH8x2K6tumJA1GjF16cNMqdq46FcDuLLzV2PsV8pWL8702B99jR_XXrpuhbBJHXQwYWjb_IYzrgR0RkKh95O4D3T7lhb-5OJaqbc7vPagmFC2RYQrexfs4MlPsKPMAisv1XAX-NNFXMmgJu9-QhTOXE65EsRSrMH38s95oAt8NLBg/s2048/Brolga-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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