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| Azure Kingfisher |
I took to the kayak yesterday for a 12-kilometre paddle, launching at the end of West Coolum Road in Coolum Creek, and finishing at the Bli Bli boat ramp. Nice to see three kingfishers up close - Azure, Sacred and Collared. I watched the Sacred as it tackled a crab.
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| Sacred Kingfisher |
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| Collared Kingfisher |
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| Maroochy River |
A look up the river to Mt Ninderry, our home base.
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| Shining Flycatcher |
I encountered Shining Flycatchers on five occasions - a pair and three singles. They are clearly about all year though more difficult to see in the cooler months.
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| Brahminy Kite |
Always a pleasure watching some of the more common river birds.
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| Little Pied Cormorant |
At Bli Bli I found a small colony of Mangrove Honeyeaters. That's of interest because while this species is abundant further north at Tin Can Bay and south in the Pumicestone Passage, it is rare and local along the Noosa and Maroochy rivers for unknown reasons, despite plenty of suitable habitat.
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| Mangrove Honeyeater |
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| Great Egret, Intermediate Egret, White-faced Heron |
I popped into the Cooroy sewage treatment works, which are again open to the public after an extensive closure due to rehabilitation works.
Chris Corben and I visited the Parklakes wetlands at Bli Bli. Nothing of interest on the water but a Square-tailed Kite quartering open forest in the Parkland Reserve was nice.
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| Little Friarbird |
Normally Little Friarbird is uncommon on the coastal plains but there is presently a local invasion, with the species outnumbering the resident Noisy in places.
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| Pacific Baza |
A baza in the garden at Ninderry.
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| Black-necked Stork |
A Black-necked Stork flies overhead near Bli Bli.
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| Welcome Swallow, Fairy Martin, Tree Martin |
Welcome Swallow, Fairy Martin and Tree Martin share a line. Note how small the Fairy Martin (centre) is compared to the Tree Martin (right).
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| Tree Martin |
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| Brown Tree-Snake |
In the home garden, Brown Tree-Snake was an addition to the reptile list. This was a young animal curled up in a dustpan, which I didn't see until it bit me.
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| Purple Swamphen, Plumed Whistling-Duck |
A visit to the North Arm ponds.
