Avithera: This and that from here and there

To start my 2017 blogging year I have gathered a selection of photos that were not used in any other blog posts. The photos include a mix of bird species taken in a range of locations/habitats. Refer to the photo captions for species names and locations. The order of the photos is roughly chronological from mid-November 2016 to early January 2017.

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Azure Kingfisher - Mississippi Creek Colquhoun Regional Park (near Lakes Entrance)

Rufous Fantail - Mississippi Creek Colquhoun Regional Park

Red-capped Plover (female), drawing attention away from her nest by pretending to be injured - Crescent Island Gippsland Lakes.

Red-capped Plover (female), drawing attention away from her nest by pretending to be injured.

Flame Robin (juvenile) - Bentleys Plain (Nunniong Plain area west of Swifts Creek)

Olive Whistler - Bentleys Plain - an elusive species in our area

Blue-winged Parrot - Point Addis near Anglesea

Olive-backed Oriole - Mississippi Creek Colquhoun Regional Park

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater - Mississippi Creek Colquhoun Regional Park

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater - Mississippi Creek

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (female) Mississippi Creek Colquhoun Regional Park

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (female)

Golden Whistler - Mississippi Creek Colquhoun Regional Park

Willie Wagtails (juveniles) - they have just left their nest in our home garden.

Curlew Sandpipers in flight (back view) - Pelican Island Gippsland Lakes

Curlew Sandpipers in flight (underside view)

White-bellied Sea-Eagle - Nungurner Gippsland Lakes

Black-faced Cormorant (juvenile) with adults and Great Cormorants - rock groin Rigby Island Lakes Entrance.

Common Tern (non-breeding plumage) - Victoria Lagoon Hollands Landing Gippsland Lakes

Common Tern (non-breeding plumage) - Victoria Lagoon

Rufous Fantail - Fairy Dell Scenic Reserve

Black-faced Monarch - Fairy Dell Scenic Reserve

Pelican Island - Gippsland Lakes 10/01/2017 - Pied Oystercatcher standing on one leg and showing yellow flag XB – this bird was recaptured and flagged off Manns Beach Corner Inlet at age 2 on 30/01/2015.

Note regarding reporting of banded and flagged birds:

Where metal bands have been recovered from banded birds these should be reported to:

Australian Bird & Bat Banding Scheme (ABBBS)

Department of the Environment and Energy

GPO Box 8

CANBERRA ACT 2601

ABBBS@environment.gov.au

Where flagged birds have been observed and the flag colour and numbers/letters have been identified these should be reported to:

Australian Wader Study Group

flagging@awsg.org.au

For flagged Pied Oystercatchers please report to:

David Trudgen