On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 09:04:46PM +1000, Chris Corben wrote:
> On Friday, I was surprised to see a pair of Superb Blue Wrens
> in a garden at Kangaroo Point - not much habitat there!
Sydney wrens are even more hardy. I've heard them a few times at Darling
Harbour at the east end of King St wharf. For those who don't know
Sydney - about 50m below the stern of the cruise ship in this
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&ll=-33.865819,151.201658&spn=0.00637,0.008733&t=h&z=17
Our ibis seem to be fully embracing an urban lifestyle too, yesterday
I noticed a few nesting in palms on Ultimo on Harris St near Mary Ann St:
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&ll=-33.881657,151.199791&spn=0.006368,0.008733&t=h&z=17
And in between dodging pilgrims, today's run around the harbour had a
special treat a Little Penguin foraging in Lavender Bay about 100m from
Luna Park. The first I've seen west of the Harbour Bridge, although
I gather they can be seen as far west as Balmain. Apparently quite
habituated to people, it repeatedly surfaced next to a family lunching
on the edge of the wharf and at times you could see it pursuing shoals
of small fish under water. Yet another google maps link:
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&ll=-33.844623,151.208943&spn=0.006371,0.008733&t=h&z=17
Andrew
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