nankeen night herons @ Jerra wetlands

["martin butterfield" <>]

Suzanne

Excellent sightings.  The willows at Kellys are really doing a great job this year. 

I have attached a GOOGLE Earth image of Kellys with the 3 hides indicated.  I think one of the blue squares is on the willow to which you refer.  Am I right on that?

Martin

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Suzanne Edgar <> wrote:

Don't know if others have seen these birds here recently but y'day (27/11) evening c. 7.55 there was 1 perching in the willow opposite the main hide (`Bittern' i think?), the hide that's straight down the path from the gate in carpark.

 

It was the  perfect time, dusk,  for them to come out and hunt: as i watched, a 2nd bird flew out from `somewhere' and landed right in front of hide; there for quite a while beforre stalking off to hunt and feed nearby; while this going on , the 1 in the willow flew down to the `lagoon' up to the left (as you look out).

 

I've never had such lear close views, particularly the creamy streamer flowing from the nape.

 

Recommend this 8 pm watch

Sz 

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