Short break in Townsville's persistent monsoon low downpours (or, lowdown pours) allowed quick outing just up the road this morning to look for Lesser Frigatebirds, making unaccustomed showings along coastlines as they escape harsh weather out on the Grreat Barrier Reef.
Found 15 floating effortlessly over Pallarenda township and foredune. Only 3-4 males amid the birds, but probably not much to read into the imbalance. Though the males all somehow avoided being photographed.
Also a bit uncommon near the road into Pallarenda, Plumed Whistling Duck.
And, close by, solitary Royal Spoonbill.
More rain expected tonight, adding to about 1.2 metres over the past eight days. Feel some guilt out and birding as thousands - mostly on city's south side of Ross River - are evacuated or in danger of being flooded out. But that's the random luck of major weather events. And I drew short straws in Ingham with cyclones and/or floods in '07, '09 and '11.
Here's to sunnier days.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Some birds close to my heart of things
Home's where the heart is, close to home's where many of my birds are. Benefit of buying into retirement village surrounded by conse...
-
Feet-first attack kicks off fighting flurry between Intermediate Egrets in Townsville Town Common Conservation Park. But aggressor ended up ...
-
White-faced Heron stands up and begs picture be taken at Tyto. The birds can develop some trust in people, but I've never found any aro...
-
Big Water Python wraps up Grey Teal in middle of Rowes Bay Lagoon, Townsville, this morning. Slowly but surely the snake stretches mouth ov...
No comments:
Post a Comment