Friday, November 9, 2012

Stonking big honkers don't deter Snipe


Pair of noisy Brolga (Grus rubicunda) adding their considerable presence to roadside pools just south of Ingham lately, out-honking and towering over the more numerous ducks and (Magpie) geese.

And tucked away silently tucking prey away at the same pools, Latham's Snipe (Gallinago hardwickii).

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