Thursday, August 25, 2011

Day out for Night-Heron

There's a Nankeen Night-Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus) breeding hotspot just 10kms away at Cattle Creek, but few show out in Tyto.


Bird above revealed itself today as I watched Royal Spoonbills, Intermediate and Great Egrets and a White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) feasting on life in a fast-drying creek pool.


Also active in Tyto lately, Pacific Heron (Ardea pacifica).
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4 comments:

  1. Denis WilsonAugust 26, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    Hi Tony.
    I seldom get to see the Night Herons. Lovely creatures. Thanks
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    Other Egrets and Herons are nicely captured, too.
    Thanks for advice re the black (or dirty) Kingfisher. I am with the melanistic mutation theory, as the flight feathers were not dirty.
    Cheers
    Denis

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  2. Tyto TonyAugust 26, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    Hi Denis: You're welcome. What I found most interesting was the extreme blackness.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 27, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Hi Tony, I just popped over from Selma in the City's blog (she has you in her Australian bloggers section) - and saw you were a birdie and from Queensland - I love birds too and live in a village on the shores of Hervey Bay - can I ask - is Tyto a place? (excuse my ignorance) - great photos by the way :)

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  4. Tyto TonyAugust 28, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Hi Gabrielle,

    Tyto is a conservation wetland of 120ha almost right in Ingham. Even after Yasi, it's a great place.

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