Akos
Lovely photograph mate.
2008/9/8 <>
> Went to BL yesterday and was incredibly happy to hear dozens of one of my
> favorite summer birds, the Australian Reed-warbler. They are back with a
> vengeance. Bring on summer! Golden-headed Cisticola were advertizing their
> availability throughout the southern end in particular in the tall grassy
> swamp and surrounds.
>
> Also observed four Black-winged Stilt flying in formation, three
> Intermediate
> Egret, two Great Egret, dozens of Pelican and Darter, plenty of Pacific
> Black
> Duck and a few Hardhead too. There were at least five Whistling Kite
> working
> around the lagoon and also observed an Australian Kestrel, Black-shouldered
> Kite, Swamp Harrier and an immature and adult White-breasted Sea Eagle. :)
>
>
> Towards the end of my visit I watched the Swamp Harrier hassle a Whistling
> Kite to drop a small lizard from its talons. Unsuccessfully. It was aces
> high!
>
> One of the more beautiful birds I did observe was a Baillon's Crake near
> the end of the causeway. Initially, it was on the lower branches of the
> partly
> submerged trees to the right of the causeway, then as I kneeled my way into
> the shallow water wearing my semidry 7mm wetsuit and sniper camouflage
> outfit
> it slowly worked its way back towards the edge of the swamp, which was even
> better, as I could photograph it with the light from behind me. I was not
> more than four meters from this little bird for most of my time I sepnt
> with
> it (about 30 minutes all up, slowly following as it ducked and weaved in
> and out of the tussocks and kept foraging). Wow. What a little beauty. You
> can see one of my many images here:
>
> http://australasiaforum.net/australasia/index.php/topic,3410.0.html
>
>
> Regards
> Akos
>
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