22-JUN-2008
Watching from above
An ideal vantage point for a bird of prey
with the myriad of baby birds swimming the river below.
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Pelicans
A photo taken on a recent river trip, showing pelicans preening themselves
22-JUN-2008
Coot in the later afternoon
As we retraced our steps heading back to the pier from whence we came
we passed so many birds, but missed others because they'd flown off
to their favourite nesting places.
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A pair of ducks
Colourful little pair of ducks happily swimming along oblivious of us in the riverboat.
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Cluster of dead trees
where the birds obviously feel safe & can take a nap
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Sitting duckling
I wondered how long this lonesome little duckling would last with those Falcons
hovering above.
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Darter
Staying in close to the reeds
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Bird on a rock
Most probably another Darter, we weren't as near for this shot.
This is where the River Darling meets the River Murray
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Eurasian Coot
Keeping close to the edges
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Cygnets
None ventured too far out into the middle, but there were hundreds of them in
smaller groups dotted along the river bank.
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Bird of prey - Black Falcon
Another shot of the bird circling the cygnets
22-JUN-2008
Bird of prey - Black Falcon
With all the cygnets hugging the shores of the Murray, there were quite a few
birds of prey hovering, this is one of them