My apologies- I was in a small 3.5 m boat (Mirror) oars/electric motor in the entrance to the creek about to head up towards the rowing club boathouse inside the creek when I saw the birds in the trees immediately
opposite the apartments at the point/entrance to the “harbour”). I photographed them with a zoom lens from about the centre of the creek and had no intention of flushing them. I will certainly keep a wider distance in future. With the rowing club further
up the creek, and I assume some marine traffic using the “harbour” entrance, this part of the creek entrance must be subject to a certain amount of marine disturbance. Perhaps some rules/advice/signage restricting or limiting waterborne movement upstream
beyond the rowing club area into the refuge would be worthwhile?
Robin Hide
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Sent: Monday, 13 October 2014 9:46 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Flushing Cormorants
I hate to say this but the birds in the image posted are clearly not happy about being photographed. Surely the purpose of a wildlife refuge is to provide a space where wildlife is not disturbed. Jerrabomberra Wetlands has suffered massive
disturbance in the the last 12 months. Huge amounts of devegetation and human traffic. If we love it any more we will ruin it.
Milburn
On 13/10/14 10:24 AM, Robin Hide wrote:
I saw this pair of Cormorants on Saturday 11th at the entrance to Jerrabomberra Creek (East Basin) and assumed at the time they were Little Pieds, but after downloading the shot and
looking at the base of the bill wondered if they might be Pieds. ( I was trying to juggle keeping the boat on course in a wind gust while taking the photo so the shot is less than perfect).
Any suggestions welcome (I can send a larger, better definition jpeg if useful).
Thanks
Robin Hide
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