Winter survivor

This is our resident grey heron. He usually hangs out on the roof of this house boat. He’s best mates with all the local fishermen.

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Rooftop heron

I haven’t had much time to go on birdwatching walkabout lately. Yesterday morning I was sitting at the kitchen table and spotted this grey heron on our neighbour’s chimney. Lots of grey herons hang out at the canal here. They usually accompany the fishermen. It is quite a common sight to see them standing side [...]

Black Swan

Black Swan (Bird park Avifauna)

Black Swans are common in the wetlands of south western and eastern Australia. Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos of the wild swans we saw in Oz during our travels in 2002 and 2004. Black Swans are very popular as ornamental waterbirds in the rest of the world. A breeding [...]

Yum

Yay!

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International Vulture Awareness Day

This is ‘one of Andre Botha’s vultures’. AndrĂ© works for the Endangered Wildlife Trust as the manager of the Birds of Prey Working Group in South Africa. Most of his work is in the field, or as we say in Africa, in the bush.

Hooded Vulture

Hooded Vulture

I took these photos during our [...]