Norgrove Park Crakes

[Lindell <>]

Roger,

A great sighting.

I was down there today and got some great photos of the Aus Spotted Crake, and actually sighted the Spotless Crake in it's usual haunt (it was too quick for a photo).

I would believe that the other Crake is a juv. Ballion's. I did go back to Norgrove after seeing your photo but no luck in sighting it.

 

Also - out at Holt oval saw a juv. Supherb Parrot being feed by the parent,

And - a Dollar bird on the wires along the road at Kelly's swamp.

 

A great day out...

 

Lindell

 

 

 

On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 2:25 PM, Roger Curnow <> wrote:

While looking for a Spotless Crake at Norgrove Park this morning I took the attached picture.

The two birds were very close together for a couple of minutes
but eventually the Australian Crake drove what I suspect to be an immature Baillon's Crake away.

 

Question : Is this in fact one Australian & one Baillon's,

                or might the second bird be an immature Australian ?

 

The white front is for real, not a trick of the camera and the tail did seem short.

 

Higher quality images available.

 

 

            roger curnow.

 

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