Our first full day on the islands, we decided to not get up too early after all the travelling of the previous day. From the cottage I saw several pairs of Red-throated Divers calling and flying around.
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| Red-throated Diver |
There were plenty of Rock Doves about. The ones here are apparently as pure "Rock Dove" as you can get.
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| Rock Dove |
Next breakfast, then off out for a drive round. A Kestrel hovering at the side of the road was the next subject.
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| Kestrel | |
One thing we noticed straight away, was the abundance of Short-eared Owls. They seemed to be everywhere, and in areas that I hadn't seen them in the past.
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| Short-eared Owl |
It was nice to see a Whooper Swan while we were driving around. The orange colouring on it's head due to the iron in the water, where it has been feeding.
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| Whooper Swan |
The rest of the day was spent wandering around at RSPB Balranald. It was a recce really, to see what was about and to think about particular photo sessions that I could do there. I did notice that the wader numbers seemed to be lower than usual. The next few images were from the afternoon's wanderings.
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| Ringed Plover |
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| Common Gull |
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| White Wagtail |
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| Skylark |
