Howdy doody.
Re Great Crested Grebes: I saw my first ones at Lake
Wendouree, Ballarat, many moons ago (cf Anthea
Fleming's posting). They were in non-breeding plumage,
and I don't think I've seen them in non-breeding
plumage since (cf Niven McCrie, g'day Niv). I've
always found them to be locally common in SE
Queensland when I was living there.
And re performing Musk Duck (Anthea again), I observed
this phenomenon with David Andrew in late 1995, I
think, and wrote it up in his then-fledgling
Australian Birding. It was, without doubt, one of the
funniest things I have ever seen.
--- Brian Fleming <> wrote:
> South Australians driving to Melbourne should check
> Lake Wendouree in
> Ballarat for Great Crested Grebes - and the other
> two grebes, not to
> mention the performing Musk Ducks. Some MDs will
> come right out of the
> water - awkwardly I admit - for a bit of sausage.
> Drive slowly right
> round the margin, it makes a nice change from the
> highway.
> Anthea Fleming in Melbourne
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