Hands and knees see success with Thick-knees

Bit of hands and knees work got me seeing eye to eye with Bush Thick-knee (Burhinus grallarius) at Lucinda today.

And sprawl in the sand drew attention of resident Beach Thick-knee (Esacus magnirostris), with sugar jetty as background.

Also at home on the sandspit today, but pictured a while back, leucistic Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis), with more typical brown bird of species.

Another sandspit specialist also previously photographed and singing cheerily as always today, Varied Honeyeater (Lichenostomus versicolor).

Not so commonly found amid the arc of low mangroves 200 metres from  the shoreline, Helmeted Friarbird (Philemon buceroides), one of several today in the honeyeaters' domain. Flight picture minor consolation making up for odd lack of usual resident Collared Kingfishers, unsighted in three recent sandspit walks.

Varied offering after sweet walk

Sweet walk today near Lucinda's 5km sugar jetty, mainly to see delectable Varied Honeyeater (Lichenostomus versicolor) pair whose territory covers attractive open mangrove patch ringed by sea and sand.

The dulcet-songed birds didn't disappoint.

And an image from earlier in year.

Plus, two in-flight snapshots: Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Eastern Curlew (Numenius madagascariensis)

Nearby, Dungeness boat ramp's Striated Herons (Butorides striata) out and about as usual (but not so confiding as when these shots were taken!).