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Jackwin 777: October 2014
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Saturday, 25 October 2014. TEAM - Together Everybody Achieves More. Well, Phil. A spot of fishing then? Reach down. Stretch the neck.". Hmm A piece of weed. Tasty, not.". Let's have another go.". Ah That's better. Definitely piscian. Better get it down quick before that swan comes over.". Yum Shall we go again? All together now.". Don't look now, Phil. There's a photographer behind us. Moon him.". F8 and be there. Magic. Saturday, October 25, 2014. Great Egret alternative fishing. Magic f8 and be there.
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Jackwin 777: April 2015
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Saturday, 4 April 2015. Had a walk around a bush block this morning between the dawn Easter service and the regular 10am church service. 15*C, dead calm, little/no cloud. Perfect. Red-browed Finch Neochmia temporalis. Yellow-Rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa. Yellow-Rumped Thornbill Acanthiza chrysorrhoa. Striated Pardalote Pardalotus striatus. Varied Sitella Daphoenositta chrysoptera. With spider's nest in beak. Varied Sitella Daphoenositta chrysoptera. Varied Sitella Daphoenositta chrysoptera.
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Jackwin 777: Australian Wood Duck
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Wednesday, 29 July 2015. The Australian Wood Duck. Used to be called the Maned Duck. Yeah yeah. Right. They are always changing names. I discovered last weekend that the Black-winged Stilt is actually the White-headed Stilt. These following images of an accommodating [relatively] pair were taken on the Macalister River at Maffra. The male has a mane! Downside to the species:. Defecating everywhere [especially paddocks - can't be good for bovine or ovine health]. They are a pretty bird. It takes one moment.
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Jackwin 777: September 2014
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Monday, 29 September 2014. When you are walking along very slowly keeping a lookout for all those birds in the treetops, you tend not to pay attention to what is at your feet. Besides, a stick is a stick. I was about 3 metres away when I noticed the stick and did a quick stop. Not often you see a stick as straight as this. Lowland Copperhead Austrelaps superbus. Even though he/she was warming up, there was still enough energy to flatten the neck. ID anyone? Monday, September 29, 2014. Gippsland has two t...
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Exploring Wildness
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Hike to Burroughs Mountain, Mt Rainier National Park. Written By: Thomas Bancroft. Aug• 13•15. Mt Rainier just up the trail toward Sourdough Ridge from Sunrise. First Burroughs Mountain is on the right. Burroughs Mountain and Sourdough Ridge are remenants of andesite lava flows between 420,000 and 500,000 years ago when Mt Rainier was just begining to grow. (G. Thomas Bancroft). Looking down on the Winthrop Glacier from the top of Burroughs #3. I am at 7800 feet right now. (G. Thomas Bancroft). Looking e...
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Jackwin 777: November 2014
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Sunday, 30 November 2014. I chose to return to Sale from Sydney via Jindabyne and the Barry Way which winds its way south along the righthand bank of the Snowy River. I camped for the night where the road meets the Snowy at its junction with Jacobs River. The campsite was basic with a loo, shelter and level spots right next to the Jacobs River but several hundred metres from the main drag. The birding was basic too but there were lots of birds about. The background noise belonged to Rufous Whistlers.
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Jackwin 777: May 2015
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Saturday, 30 May 2015. NT Road Trip 2015: Part 02. Day 3 - Orroroo to Coward Springs. Red-kneed Dotterel Erythrogonys cinctus. Australian Spotted Crake Porzana fluminea. This crake was seen two mornings running just on the edge of the sedges and rushes and was totally unconcerned by my presence. On the second morning, with the rising sun behind me, I stood in the creek to get better photos, only ten metres away. A different reaction from the crakes of Maffra Swamp or Lake Guthridge. BLCA is an excellent ...
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Jackwin 777: March 2015
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Tuesday, 31 March 2015. Birdlife East Gippsland had an outing to Burnt Bridge and Cherrytree east of Lakes Entrance yesterday for a morning of birdwatching. I was especially taken with Burnt Bridge. Answers as to what he/she is doing with the right foot on a postcard to . Perhaps the leg is injured. A little further on we spotted a second sea-eagle, maybe a first year juvenile bird with all the brown feathers. Magic f8 and be there! Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Tuesday, 24 March 2015. Lunch the next day at N...
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Jackwin 777: February 2015
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Sunday, 22 February 2015. I was fascinated by the insect life on a small, fairly ephemeral pond on my block. I have no idea what their names are, but there was plenty of activity going on. The block currently has two beehives "in residence" so that accounts for one image. It is amazing that anywhere there is water, life follows and fairly sharpish, too. Damselflies mating [thank you JH and HW]. Sunday, February 22, 2015. Thursday, 19 February 2015. A Bevy of B-FDs. Alas, no crakes today. Hello, over here".
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Jackwin 777: January 2015
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Wednesday, 28 January 2015. A drying wetland near Marlay Point. It was very enjoyable. I trust you will enjoy the images. Top to Bottom: Black Swans, Black-winged Stilt, Sharp-tailed Sandpipers. Sharpies buzzing Black Swans. Magic f8 and be there. Wednesday, January 28, 2015. Tuesday, 27 January 2015. Or rasping 'kzek kzek kzek' Morcombe. On take-off. But I was able to get some good images; by stealth. I also saw plenty of other birds. A selection below. Left to right: Dusky Moorhen, Latham's Snipe,.
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