Plumed Whistling Ducks in Brisbane

[Chris Sanderson <>]

Hi all,

Yesterday I had the pleasure of witnessing 30+ Plumed Whistling Ducks
using my local pond in Fig Tree Pocket.  I've had them here before,
but no more than 4 at a time, and not for 3 years, so it was a nice
surprise.  They are fairly common about 15km from here, so it's not
that strange I guess.

Nothing else out of the ordinary, however I suspect that our Tawny
Grassbirds are about to breed.  I'm not sure if I was witnessing a
courtship display or just a friendly pair of birds.  Since one bird
had a moth in it's bill the whole time, I figured it may have been an
offering of some kind?

Regards,
Chris - Brisbane
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