Also on Lake Ginninderra,
right up at the northern end, one or two Whiskered Terns were flying on Sunday
afternoon.
And, on a completely unrelated matter, I
was entertained by a “moonlighting Magpie” when trying to put our
daughter to sleep at about 9 p.m. last Thursday. The bird in question was perched on
wires directly below a street lamp and was catching moths as they circled in
the light. Seemed like quite a
successful strategy as I watched it devour 6-8 in a 15 minute period. A neighboring dog, disturbed by our
passing, started barking and the magpie gave a beautiful yodel and flew-off-hopefully
to bed which was certainly where I wanted to be.
Peter Miller
-----Original Message-----
From: Marnix Zwankhuizen
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Sent: Tuesday, 19 December 2006
6:28 PM
To: Canberrabirds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Lake
Ginninderra Waterbirds
Waterbirds seen this
afternoon at Lake Ginninderra:
·
Latham's Snipe (1)
·
Great Egret (2)
·
Royal Spoonbill (1)
·
Rufous Night Heron
(1 magnificent adult bird in reeds)
·
White Ibis (5)
·
Straw-necked Ibis (34)
·
Pelican (5)
·
Masked Lapwing (16)
