Sunday, June 19, 2011

Storking about the skyline

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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3 comments:

  1. SnailJune 20, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    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.

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  2. GouldiaeJune 21, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    G'day Tony,
    The Stork looks positively prehistoric. Archaeopteryx wasn't far behind was it?
    Gouldiae.

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  3. Tyto TonyJune 21, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    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?

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