Vacation :)

I will be back in June. Meanwhile keep browsing the older posts. There are some nice photos buried in the past. Have fun with the ultra-flexible and mega-cool label system.

Talk to you soon!

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Oystercatchers in flight

Sooty Oystercatcher, Tasmania

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Same pose, same activity II

above: Musk Lorikeet, Tasmania

above: New Holland Honeyeater, Tasmania

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Pacific and Kelp

Pacific Gull is a bit bigger, with more massive bill. Both upper and lower mandibles have orange-red tips. In Kelp only the lower mandible tip is red.

above: Pacific Gull, Tasmania

above: Kelp Gull, Tasmania.

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Sooty Oystercatcher, first appearance

I photographed some Sooty Oystercatchers last Friday. They were very nice looking and quite photogenic.

Sooty Oystercatcher, Tasmania

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Tiger tail

Laughing Kookaburra, Tasmania

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Same pose, same activity

above: Masked Lapwing, Tasmania

above: Silver Gull, Tasmania

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New Holland Honeyeater

New Holland Honeyeater, Tasmania

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Pcific Gull close-up

Finally a real Pacific Gull. I'll post Pacific next to Kelp a bit later to make comparison easy.

Pacific Gull, Tasmania

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Forest Raven

You can easily distinguish a Crow from a Raven by looking at the primary feathers during flight. Only Ravens have those wide negative spaces at the tips of the wings.

Forest Raven, Tasmania

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The Power of Flight

All you need to do is push the air downwards with your arms and you will fly... if you're a bird.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Tasmania

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Surf

Silver Gull, Tasmania

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Mouth full of nuts

What kind of nut do you think he is carrying in his beak?

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Tasmania

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Cute Bandicoot

I did a six hour walk yesterday and photographed some new to this blog species of birds, but the most unexpected event was this Bandicoot encounter. Very exciting, isn't it?

Southern Brown Bandicoot, Tasmania

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One of 'those' shots!

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Tasmania

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Splash II

The Friday was good indeed. There are at least five or six of 'those' shots from my trip to Seven Miles Beach today.

Black-faced Cormorant, Tasmania

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C-L-E-A-N !!!

Now, this is an illustration what the word clean means. This lady should get the Annual Award for an Outstanding Achievement in Personal Hygiene and an all-time Best Maintained Feathers Award. Amazing indeed! How does she do it without using any of the Procter & Gamble cosmetic products or detergents?

White Goose, Tasmania

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Sun and bokeh

Yellow-throated Honeyeater, Tasmania

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F 16

The machine guns on the wings are ready to fire and he has that look in his eyes too. I love the plovers! Have I mentioned that these birds are also called Spur-winged Plovers? You can see why.

Masked Lapwing, Tasmania

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Eastern Spinebill

I had another, very exciting, first-time encounter the other day. The photos aren't great, but the birds are! This should be the Australian equivalent of Hummingbirds. They can even hover!

Eastern Spinebill, Tasmania

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