You deserve a break, and I’ve got two days off from Blogging 101. Phew!
EE, Mr An Onymous and I had the chance the other day to take a bus tour to a wetlands that is managed by Parks Vic, but not accessible to the public. It is an old saltworks on the edge of the bay at Point Cook, Victoria.
One of the highlights of the day was discovering (well it was pointed out to us by the ever helpful Libby the bus driver), a recently hatched White-headed Stilt chick (Yes, I know, I know, we call them Black-winged Stilts, but that is in the world of bird names, so, well, (as Paris Hilton was wont to say,) So, Yesterday!
Mum White-headed Stilt was not to impressed to have half a dozen eager photographers too close to her young, and kept issuing warnings to us and instructions to the little one about how to look its best for camera.
The little dude still has lots of down feathers and spent a lot of time preening at them to get rid of them. They must itch or annoy I think.
Enjoy. We did.
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Cute pics Davis, I love the stilts, they are one of my favourite photographic birds. Last month I was blessed seeing baby stilts in Olympic Park where they breed also. I am hoping to get to Cheetham and Werribee Wetlands in future years. Thanks for sharing:-)
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Cheetham is a closed wetlands unfortunately. A few times a year, various council or environmental groups can do tours.
Werribee Treatment Plant is, I am a bit scared to say, becoming a bit of a second backyard for us.
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Sorry a slip of the finger ‘David’.
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Tis fine 🙂
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