Firstly, a walk along the banks of the Nepean today gave me Sacred
Kingfisher, first of the year and Common Koel, I got nice photos of both. I
then came across two White Winged Trillers sitting on a branch about 10 feet
away. I went to photograph them and the battery ran out.......
Secondly, I visited a local paddock yesterday and found a pair of
Spoonbills, a Royal Spoonbill in breeding plumage, and a Yellow Spoonbill.
See the bottom two photos on
http://members.optusnet.com.au/ozbirds/royalspoonbill.html
Do the two species of Spoonbill interbreed, co-habit etc? These two flew in
to the paddock together, and later when disturbed by a dog flew away
together, they seemed to be very friendly, the Yellow following the Royal
wherever it went.
Regards - Mike Simpson, Penrith, NSW
http://members.optusnet.com.au/ozbirds
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