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Post by sandrainsydney on Apr 23, 2012 3:29:44 GMT
a small flock of Willy Wagtails arrived one morning when I was camping at the National Folk Festival a few years back & I took as many pics as I could. They are small birds & were widely dispersed but I managed to get a few in this pic which shows why they are called wagtails - they are insect eaters & often wag their tails while hunting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_WagtailAttachments:
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Post by sandrainsydney on Apr 23, 2012 3:38:18 GMT
last pic - I call them waterbirds as I don't know what they are (waterbirds have long legs & appear somewhere near water!) tho according to sources on google waterbirds include ducks & swans & herons etc, but not according to me. Waterbirds are unknown & I know ducks & swans & herons etc!! I have a birdwatching friend so will ask her Attachments:
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Post by maeve on Apr 23, 2012 10:25:51 GMT
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Post by sandrainsydney on Apr 23, 2012 14:35:38 GMT
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Post by maeve on Apr 23, 2012 18:13:10 GMT
My pleasure, Sandra.
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Post by ragdall on May 1, 2012 11:07:02 GMT
Mary, How nice that you have Canada Geese nesting on your property! The geese are nesting here now. I haven't seen any goslings yet. Hup, two, three, four...OK guys, pick it up. Here comes Mary with her camera, and she thinks this is HER backyard! rags
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Post by ragdall on May 1, 2012 11:11:06 GMT
great pic, rags as they all are
I'm not a birdwatcher, but sometimes get interesting pics - this is my favourite. Sandra, what a striking silhouette! You have so many unique and colourful birds in Australia with such interesting names. I imagine that your blue wren was trying to distract your attention from where his missus was hiding? rags
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Post by sandrainsydney on May 3, 2012 9:52:45 GMT
he certainly did distract us!. My friend had a better camera than I did so probably got pics showing the whites of his eyes
sandra
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