From: Rod's Gardening
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Sent: Tuesday, 18 September 2007 11:25 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Unusual bird at Kelly's
I
visited Kelly's late yesterday afternoon, met Benj for the first time,
saw an Ornithorhynchus for the first time in the wild (were there two??)
along with Stephen, a birdo from Sydney. Stephen got some good
photos of a pair of Australasian Shovelers, and a Black Shouldered Kite but we
dipped on the Rails etc. seen there of late.
As
I returned to the carpark a large bird, mostly black with white speckles on the
throat and upper breast, and a mighty fine crop of iridescent blue/green tail
feathers was making its way in. Oh, did I mention it had a red comb on
its head? Yep, it was a Rooster, the finest lookin' rooster you ever
did see, but will it be a feather duster tomorrow? Escaped from
where? The Ranger arrived at about the same time but had no knowledge as
to its origin. He was also unaware of the Platypus and set
off to check it out.
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