tyto tony: Storking about the skyline

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Haven't seen much of local Black-necked Storks (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) lately.

But male flew close overhead this week and provided couple of offbalance snap shots from old bicycle.

Also in the air above Tyto, Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) makes a pass over the main lagoon today.

Not quite in flight but part of recent skyline, pair of Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata)..
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Snail said...: Those magpie geese don't look like natural perchers!

Love the stork photos. I saw one for the first time in ages the other day --- in the most revolting, cow-poo filled drain on a dairy property. There's plenty of nice clean water around, so there must have been something very enticing among the ... er ... mud.; June 20, 2011 at 6:44 PM
Gouldiae said...: G'day Tony,
The Stork looks positively prehistoric. Archaeopteryx wasn't far behind was it?
Gouldiae.; June 21, 2011 at 8:12 AM
Tyto Tony said...: Hi Bronwyn: Don't think storks are too fussy about where they get food from.

Hi Gouldiae: It's that enormous bill and skinny neck, isn't it?; June 21, 2011 at 1:55 PM