There is a water hole on the way out to Lake Moondarah which whilst small, hosts a myriad of birdlife. During an hour long visit I have spied Pelicans, Intermediate egrets, Lesser egrets, Pied cormorant, Butcherbird, Heron, Galah, Little Corella, Black Kite, Whistling kite, Yellow-eared miner, Stilts, Black-fronted Dotterell, Wallabies and peacocks. There is so much going on here and I just wish for a bigger lens to do them justice.
They are happy to cohabit and make the most of the water and food that it provides. I spy turtles resting on logs of long past trees that have succumbed to the elements. I watch as the egrets fish, standing absolutely still then plunging their beaks in to the water, coming to the surface water dripping and small fish wriggling in their beaks. I look forward to summer when the drone of cicadas and the other insects return to the pool.
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| White-Headed Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus) |
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| Australian Pelican (Pelicans conspicillatus) |
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| Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea) |
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| Pied Butcherbird (Cracticus nigrogularis) |
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| White-necked Heron (Ardea pacifica) |
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| Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus) |
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