Red-capped robin at Bendleby

Despite the drought many plants and animals are doing well at Bendleby, thanks to the land management practices of the Luckrafts. Petroica goodenovii This is a female, camouflaged well for her environment. See Birds in the Backyard for more detail http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/finder/display.cfm?id=167 SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Red-capped robin at Bendleby", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/11/05/red-capped-robin-at-bendleby/" }); [Read more...]

Musk duck at Aroona Dam

These shots were taken back in April 2008, up at Aroona Dam near Leigh Creek. I thought it might be a musk duck but I’d forgotten to look it up in the bird book. Sorry, not very clear, as I was a long way off. I reckon that’s what it is, a male (perhaps) biziura lobata or musk duck. As my old Simpson and Day book says: “A powerful, bizarre-looking duck that often swims partially submerged”. A bit like me, except for the powerful bit! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Musk duck at Aroona Dam", url: "http://www.flindersranges.com.au/2008/10/03/musk-duck-at-aroona-dam/"... MORE

Stealer of Secrets

You’d better be careful of what you are thinking when Willie Wagtails are about. This sweet, pretty little creature will steal your secrets as well as your heart. One of Australia’s most cherished birds, Willie Wagtails charm campers from Cape York to Cape Leeuwin. The largest of the Australian fantails, Rhipidura leucophrys is also a bird of settlement, a resident of urban parks and gardens. It is found all over Australia except in densely forested areas and on treeless plains. Small though they may be, the feisty fantails of the... MORE