Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Pied Cormorant (Phalacrocorax varius)
















66-80 cm (span c.1.5 m)
Tallebudgera Creek, Queensland

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Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)















56-65 cm (span c. 90 cm)
Currumbin Creek, Queensland

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Crested Tern (Sterna bergii)


























44-48 cm (span 95-105 cm)
Currumbin Creek, Queensland

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Striated Heron / Mangrove Heron (Butorides striatus)
















43-51 cm (span c. 70 cm)
Currumbin Creek, Queensland

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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)





















1.5 to 1.9 m (span 2.4 to 2.6 m)
Tallebudgera and Currumbin Creek, Queensland

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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)















15 cm
Tweed River, Queensland

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Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)















33-38 cm
Currumbin Creek, Queensland

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Buff-banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)















28-33 cm
Currumbin Creek, Queensland

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