Dear readers, you have stopped sending in photos. This is distressing, and I ask you to send in good photos to keep this site going. I won’t ask further (for a few days), but will count on your good will. Cordially, PCC(E)
Today we feature the gorgeous photos of Aussie Scott Ritchie (he’s a professor at Cairns). Scott’s captions and IDs are indented, and you can enlarge the photos by clicking on them.
An update on the Western Australia trip, part III. Here are some of my favourite birds and mammals from my travels through Denmark and Albany. I will also provide an in depth look at the aquatics from Lake Sepping, Albany in the next post. It’s a great area, with wonderful trees, intriguing flowers, dramatic landscapes, brilliant cool climate wines and outstanding birds!
That was close!
Heh, I was first! A Silvereye stares down an incoming bee at a nectar bar:
While the ever agro honeyeater, the New Holland Honeyeater, shows off his diving form chasing any other bird that shows up.
Scarlet Robin. “Red, red robin goes bob, bob bobin away!”
Then flies down for a tasty slug:
I love the icy blue head on the Red-winged Fairywren!
And launches!
Before going into high-speed orbit!
Pelicans at Ocean Beach. Turn around or you’ll miss the rainbow!
A Nankeen Kestrel hovers above Green Pool at Denmark, enjoying a grasshopper for brekkie:
“Watch out, here he comes!”
The kestrel then flies to Elephant Rocks where he is given a rude welcome by a Welcome Swallow.
Heavy winter rains made for quite a itchy visit! Local mozzies were driving the Western Grey Kangaroos crazy.
Australian Ringneck (AKA 28 Parrot) enjoys the flowers in the field.
Delightful!
Oh my! The bird and the bee!
These are amazing photos, thank you for sharing them!
Sooty oystercatcher. It sounds like a British put-down.
Nice shots!
Thank you so much for these wonderful photos. I love seeing birds who are different species from those in southern PA, but also to those in the same families found in the U.S., like the kingfisher and oystercatcher. Looking forward to your next batch!
Wonderful pics – thank you
Fantastic pictures! I really love the Scrubwren holding his patch of ground. And those hairy birds shown in the penultimate photograph. It’s hard to believe they can get off the ground! Live and learn.
I would contribute pictures to this feature if I had some—and I did contribute once, and once again with some singletons of baby bunnies—but I have nothing. (Still I feel guilty.)
These photos are just so beautiful. Thanks!
Very inspiring! Every one! The immobile globs of seawater with the Oystercatcher was especially striking to me.
Great action shots! Thank you.
These are great!
Marvelous. Thanks!
Fantastic birds, thank you for sharing such great shots of them doing their thing, with your explanation.