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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The city of Salisbury, Australia describes them as “the most naturally inquisitive, intelligent, playful, (and destructive!) In the southwestern of Western Australia (not where these photos were taken), the Little Corella actually is an introduced bird species listed as a category 3 declared pest ( source ).

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Birds Pelicans Falcons Parrots 183

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APRIL 17, 2013

This Short-tailed Shearwater is a passage visitor from Australia, on its way up to see America! The rocks here are particularly good for New Zealand Fur-seals, but we also saw Variable Oystercatchers , Black-fronted Terns, Caspian Terns , White-fronted Terns, Red-billed Gulls and Kelp Gulls. A New Zealand Fur-seal.

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Albatross New Zealand Seals Fur 165

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FEBRUARY 23, 2014

The road was under water in three sections and the Masked Lapwings and Black-winged Stilts were using the clarity of the water over the sealed road and the lack of hiding places to their advantage. The track onto the station property from the sealed road. Birding Australia Black-winged Stilt Broome'

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Barn Owls Seals Birds Cattle 162

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MARCH 2, 2014

Bird hides are very rare around Western Australia and they are ideal for observing birds at close range, but so are vehicles! It has taken us around Western Australia on sealed and unsealed roads and over into the Northern Territory and shown us some amazing birding sights. Birding Australia Broome' Do people respect it?

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Birds Australia Kangaroos Protection 167

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JANUARY 15, 2017

The following morning we were up early to make a crossing and were delighted to see a Grey Seal lounging around beside the causeway and another actually on the causeway, which soon moved for pedestrians! There were hundreds of Grey Seals between the mainland and the island and every “boulder” on the sand was in fact a seal!

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Seals Geese 2017 Ducks 100

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JULY 23, 2016

and on our more recent trip to the southern areas of Western Australia we returned to the area to see how different the birding is at this time of year. Doolena Gorge is approximately 40 kilometres/ 25 miles from Marble Bar on the main sealed highway. White-plumed Honeyeater.

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Zebras Ducks Australia Seals 100

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AUGUST 11, 2013

We then took the road to visit Geikie Gorge, which is a short drive from town and a sealed road. Trips Australia Broome' On our recent birding and camping trip we continued south from Windjana Gorge to re-join the highway and head east to Fitzroy Crossing. There are several options when visiting the park on how you want to explore it.

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Seals Zebras Investigation Australia 168

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2013

As we reached the end of the sealed section of Weaber Plain Road we noticed that the water truck had been along the unsealed section to supress the dust and the Fairy Martins were busy taking advantage of the wet mud available. Trips Australia Kununurra' Birds roosting on sluice gate.

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Birds Collecting Seals Cattle 145

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

This makes it a particularly exciting time in New Zealand as the Rugby World Cup begins in two days, and the competition is being held right here in New Zealand (I would imagine they might be more excited if they hadn’t just lost two matches to Australia and South Africa, their big rivals in the Tri-Nations).

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New Zealand Penguins Sanctuary Birds 157

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MARCH 17, 2013

The National Park is unusual because it offers very few facilities compared to most, but there is a sealed road right into the small car park and a shade shelter with a table and chairs and information about the park. They confirmed there was water in the lake system, so we planned to head out the following morning. miles long.

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Feral Pelicans Ducks Pigs 147