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Banded Stilt breeding event at Lake Torrens, South Australia

The Banded Stilt is an enigmatic wader species that is a resident wader in Australia. It only breeds when the ephemeral lakes of inland Australia fill with water which is, on average, every 8-10 years. This year many inland lakes and wetlands have water and have come to life. The Banded Stilt flew 1000kms from the Coorong in South Australia to Lake Torrens where some 140,000 of them have bred from April through June 2010 - their first major breeding since 2000. To witness the second clutch of eggs and resultant chicks was very exciting and awe inspiring. Enjoy some of the images.
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Location in Australia
Location in Australia		 Travelling from Woomera
Travelling from Woomera		 Bosworth Station
Bosworth Station		 Gibber country
Gibber country
Gibber country with saltbush etc
Gibber country with saltbush etc		 -
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Inland dotterel		 Lake Torrens in the distance
Lake Torrens in the distance
Dunes
Dunes		 Lake Torrens
Lake Torrens		 Magic of sunset
Magic of sunset		 Sunset over the lake
Sunset over the lake
Moonrise over the desert
Moonrise over the desert		 Sunrise over the lake and Flinders Ranges
Sunrise over the lake and Flinders Ranges		 Sunrise
Sunrise		 Setting off for the breeding island
Setting off for the breeding island
Walking 2.7km across the lake to island
Walking 2.7km across the lake to island		 water patterns
water patterns		 The Banded Stil colony with Flinders ranges behind
The Banded Stil colony with Flinders ranges behind		 Banded Stilt
Banded Stilt
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Banded Stilt in the air		 Adults taking their chicks to water
Adults taking their chicks to water		 The families are off to feed
The families are off to feed
Negotiating the predatory Silver Gulls
Negotiating the predatory Silver Gulls		 Colony
Colony		 Nest scapes at 10-15 per sq metre
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-		 First moves towards the water
First moves towards the water
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-		 Thr forming of creches of chicks
Thr forming of creches of chicks		 -
-		 Preparing to band and legflag a small number of chicks so that movements might be better understood
Preparing to band and legflag a small number of chicks so that movements might be better understood
Silver Gull having taken a chick
Silver Gull having taken a chick		 -
-		 Negotiating the gulls
Negotiating the gulls		 -
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Part of colony abandoned because of a fox attack
Part of colony abandoned because of a fox attack		 Usually 2 - 4 eggs
Usually 2 - 4 eggs		 Abandoned due to foxes
Abandoned due to foxes		 Adult taking chicks to feed
Adult taking chicks to feed
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-		 A careful watch on gull
A careful watch on gull		 -
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Stilt attacks gull
Stilt attacks gull		 -
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-		 Stilt broods chicks from danger
Stilt broods chicks from danger
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-		 Flinders Ranges as backdrop
Flinders Ranges as backdrop		 -
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Author and photographer
Author and photographer		 An inspiring sunset
An inspiring sunset		 -
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Sunset over the desert
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-		 Sunrise over the Ranges
Sunrise over the Ranges
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-		 3 of our team
3 of our team		 Campsite by the lake
Campsite by the lake
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-		 Graceful in the air
Graceful in the air
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-		 Gibber Dragon
Gibber Dragon		 Sandbanks appearing as wind shilts the lake water around
Sandbanks appearing as wind shilts the lake water around
Bosworth Station
Bosworth Station		 On the way out
On the way out
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joseantonio06-Jul-2010 10:20
Beautiful pictures. Well done
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