This morning my dad and I went for a drive to the woodlands on Browns Road at Monarto. We have been there several times before, with mixed results, but there is usually at least a few birds around that we don't get closer to home. We didn't get there until about 9am - after bird rush hour, but there was still a bit of bird activity, and I soon picked up Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Peaceful Dove, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, Brown Treecreeper, Grey Shrikethrush, Diamond Firetail and Purple-backed Fairy-wren (formerly Variegated - still getting used to this name!).
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| Rufous Whistler, Browns Road, Monarto, SA |
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| Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater, Browns Road, Monarto, SA |
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| Diamond Firetail, Browns Road, Monarto, SA |
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| Diamond Firetail, Browns Road, Monarto, SA |
We were there for over an hour, and still hadn't seen my favourite bird that I had hoped might be there, so we drove a bit further down the road to a creek where we have seen them previously. Luckily, we found a pair - of Rainbow Bee-eaters. This guy was particularly obliging and posed for a while. lunch in beak, and allowed me to snap away.
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| Rainbow Bee-eater, Frahns Farm Road, Monarto, SA |
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| Rainbow Bee-eater, Frahns Farm Road, Monarto, SA |
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| Rainbow Bee-eater, Frahns Farm Road, Monarto, SA |
After spending a bit of time with the bee-eaters, we headed to Laratinga Wetlands at Mount Barker. There I spotted a few new ducks for the year - Pink-eared Duck, Australasian Shoveler, Chestnut Teal - as well as Australian (Spotted) and Baillon's Crakes.
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| Australian Reed Warbler, Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA |
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| Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA |
Several duck species were seen, including: Grey Teal, Hardhead, Pink-eared Duck, Australasian Shoveler, Pacific Black Duck and Chestnut Teal.
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| Assortment of ducks, Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA |
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| Chestnut Teal, Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA |
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| Baillon's Crake, Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA |
I think this one knew I was watching!
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| Australian Spotted Crake, Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker, SA |
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