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Campbell Park, Canberra

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As you first walk down the paths (or even park) the dominant species is not a bird but Eastern Grey Kangaroos, and lots of them. Campbell Park has an interesting mix of species that are easy to see in Sydney, which I often visit, and ones I can’t. Campbell Park, Canberra.

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How much bird is there, anyway?

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That presumption may be wrong but I don’t think it matters for the present use of the data.) What we see here, however, is both: Most of the mammals at this small end of the graph are nocturnal, and there is clearly a lack of overlap in body size for many species. The following histogram shows the results.

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Birding across the north of Australia in July

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Red Kangaroos often stood in the middle of the single lane bitumen across the north of Australia and were in no rush to move on. Red Kangaroos. At Karumba on the Gulf of Carpenteria there are several warnings about the saltwater crocodiles present and the warning is also specifically in German and Japanese! Freshwater crocodile.

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Lake Eacham, Mt Hypipamee and Mount Molloy

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In the parking area I immediately encountered a pair of Australian Brush-turkeys as well as a new species for me, a Grey-headed Robin. This huge member of the Australian robin family is really tame in this carpark, making it probably the easiest place n the world to see the species (other than the Tableland it is only found in New Guinea).

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