Little Visits: Around the Pond

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In my new Downwardly Mobile role, we stayed around the Crake Pond area at WTP for the rest of the morning.
Not only were the Crakes out and about but also quite a number of other usual suspects.

Highlight was some Black-tailed Native-hens. Another bird that I rarely see and the first time ever a this location.

I also spent some time with several large flocks of Whiskered Terns, hoping, perhaps a bit too much that there might be some White-winged Blacks among them. But not this day. Means another trip should be on the cards.

Here is a few of the morning’s finds.

Enjoy

Whiskered Tern
Black-tailed Native-hen and a small part of the Crake Pool area
Black-tailed Native-hen
Dusky Moorhen in Colour
Little Grassbird. An enigmatic and very seldom seen in the open little bird
Great Egret. I love to watch how slowly they can move. Sometimes its imperceptible
An Austrlaian Reed Warbler came out to challenge my clossup picture skills
White-necked Heron. We’ve seen this one in the same location for seveal weeks now so the fishing much be good
Black Kite. Up close and personal. I’ve opened up the shadow area, and I think its taken the whole nest of a Pipit or Skylark. It turned to land on a post quite near and then stipped out all the grasses

5 thoughts on “Little Visits: Around the Pond”

  1. What a lovely haul for a morning’s visit! I’m hoping to get over there around mid January, so am hoping that some at least stick around until then. A super close-up of the Native Hen and a terrific flight shot of the Black Kite, but of course they are all lovely to see.

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  2. A wonderfully productive morning, David!
    Interesting to see the Black-tailed Native-hens!
    A fine capture of the Grassbird too!
    Fabulous images to view!
    Dave N

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  3. A beautiful and varied collection of birds at the pond David. The Native Hen is always a surprise bird for me, it seems to just turn up and disappear but only when I am at Wagga. Love your Little Grassbird.

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  5. Lovely to get a glimpse of the different birds in the ponds and marshes that are home for the Crakes… Beautifully presented (as always) thanks David…!

    Have a wonderful Thursday…

    Cheers from Wellington NZ…

    Lance

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