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Carnaby’s Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris). These birds are becoming increasingly more scarce around the Perth Metropolitan area. This female was with a flock that were feeding on pine cones on the ground.
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White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna). A pair were collecting nesting material from a graded roadside verge, providing an opportunity to take some photos where they are not normally seen.
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Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus ornatus). They feed in the foliage on small insects and lerps. They nest in small hollows in trees, limestone and brick walls.
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Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) at Bibra Lake Western Australia.
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Short-beaked Echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) waliking a gravel road not far from my house in Cervantes. They are reasonably common but not very often seen because they spend most of their time hunting termites and other small insects in thick bush.
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White-backed Swallow (Cheramoeca leucosterna). Swallows are very hard to capture on the wing. In Australia these are a less common variety, so pretty pleased to get this reasonable shot of one near Cervantes Western Australia.
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle, (Haliaeetus leucogaster). These magnificent birds are found around the coast and near major waterways over most of Australia.
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Welcom Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) Bibra Lake south of Perth Western Australia.
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Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) with breakfast. Seen at Stirling Range Retreat in the south west of Western Australia.
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Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) in Iluka Beach Park Western Australia. Parents either end two juveniles in the middle. Kind of cute really.
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Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans as seen off the coast of Bremer Bay Western Australia. Huge wingspan 2.5 to 3.5 metres. Awesome site when flying past the boat.
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White-faced Storm-Petrel Pelagodroma marina seen off the coast at Bremer Bay Western Australia. Hard to photograph as the flutter about the waves and larger shearwaters on the open ocean.
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Australian Little Bittern (Ixobrychus dubius) at Herdsman Lake. Appears to be a juvenile which has fallen into the water.
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Splendid Fairy-wren (Malurus splendens) at Yanchep National Park Western Australia.
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Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax). For a young eagle flying in the few weeks after leaving the nest is quite an effort. The lose height before achieving enough lift to stay airborne.
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Blue-breasted Fairy-wren (Malurus pulcherrimus) Monjebup Western Australia.
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Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus substriatus). They are very inquisitive at times and sometimes come in quite close to take a look at you.
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Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) Moremi Game Reserve Botswana.
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Northern Black Korhaan (Afrotis afraoides) Southern Chobe National Park.
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Swallow-tailed Bee-eater (Merops hirundineus) Moremi Game Reserve Botswana.
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Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis) Okavango Delta Botswana. These birds were very common everywhere.
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Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) Okavango Delta Botswana.
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Lilac-breasted Roller (Corsica’s caudatus) Chobe National Park Botswana.
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Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) Moremi Game Reserve Botswana.
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Black-headed Oriole (Oriolus larvatus) Chobe National Park Botswana.
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Leopard Moremi Game Reserve Botswana.
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Gabar Goshawk (Micronisus gabar) Chobe National Park Botswana.
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Southern Ground Hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) Moremi Game Reserve Botswana.
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Wilderbeast Moremi Game Reserve Botswana.
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Swainson’s Spurfowl (Pternistis swainsonii) Chobe National Park Botswana.
