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This morning I took a short drive to Namadgi
Visitor Centre and followed up on Jack's sighting.
I spent about an hour there, mostly watching the
crakes. Today there were 3 present, although one was far less confiding about
venturing out into the open for long periods.
At least one of the birds had quite red legs and I
was able to see some barring under its tail. One of the other birds had
grey (or plain coloured anyway) legs and I didn't notice any undertail markings.
I didn't really get a long look at the third bird but my impression was that it
too was a juvenile.
The two bolder birds were quite happy to be
observed from around 20 - 30 metres distance (as long as I didn't move too fast)
but they were quick to run for cover whenever a magpie or raven flew
overhead.
Bruce
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