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Showing posts with label Tasmanian Native-hen (Gallinula mortierii). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tasmanian Native-hen (Gallinula mortierii). Show all posts

Monday, December 31, 2018

Some photos from 2018

2018 was a very busy year for me.
As usual I kept taking photos with my old camera, but until now I did not have the time to go through them and choose some to post. My initial intention was to make only one entry, but the oystercatchers stood out and demanded their own post.

This one will be just a collection of images. As always, each one has its own story, which I tend to somehow always remember, but these stories will remain untold.

Happy New Year!
Hope to see you around again some time in 2019. Enjoy the captured moments!

above: Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Green Rosella, Juv. Galah, Eastern Rosella, Tasmania
above: Red-necked (Bennet's) Wallabies, Tasmania
above: Tasmanian Scrubwren, Grey Fantail, Silvereye, Common Starling, Black-faced Cormorant, Tasmania
above: Sammy, the New Zealand Fur Seal, Tasmania
above: Masked Lapwing, Grey (Clinking) Currawong. Juv. Australian Magpie, Tasmanian nativehen, Yellow Wattlebird, Noisy Miner, Juv. Grey Butcherbird, Tasmania
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Hens

above: Dusky Moorhen, NSW
above: Dusky Moorhen, NSW
above: Buff-banded Rail, NSW
above: Tasmanian Native-hen, Tasmania
above: Dusky Moorhen, NSW
above: Buff-banded Rail, NSW
above: Dusky Moorhen, NSW
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Photographic memory: Tasmanian Native-hen

Tasmanian Native-hen
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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Extremely cute: Tasmanian Native Hen

info from Wikipedia: The Tasmanian Native-hen (Gallinula mortierii) is a flightless water hen, one of twelve species of birds endemic to Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Native-hen is a stocky flightless bird between 43 and 51 cm in length. The upperparts are olive brown with a white patch on the flank. The underparts are darker with a bluish grey tinge. The short tail is close to black and mostly held erect.The legs are thick and powerful, with a grey scaly appearance and sharp claws. The eye is bright red. The bill has a small frontal shield and is a greenish yellow colour.
Tasmanian Native-hen, Tasmania
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