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| Mary River, near Kenilworth
A quick little trip west of Mapleton this morning took me down to the Mary Valley, through to the village of Kenilworth and beyond to the Fig Walk at Little Yabba Creek.
From the bridge above please imagine hearing Brown Honeyeaters and Restless Flycatchers. Imagine the surrounding fields being studiously 'grazed' by Cattle Egrets, Australian White and Straw Collared Ibis. Imagine too, two Australian Hobbies circling silently as Welcome Swalllows soar past and Sulphur crested Cockatoos noisily flap way over head. You will have to imagine all of these birds [save the Hobby who co-operated slightly by perching adjacent to me briefly] as I failed to get pictures.
It was a good morning for raptors for as well as the hobbies there were Black Shouldered Kites, a single Brown Falcon and oddly, a single Osprey soaring over the Little Yabba.
Farm Dams held the expected Australasian Grebes, Black Duck, Hardheads, Wood duck and my FOY Grey Teals. Black-fronted Dotterals and a pair of Red-kneed Dotterals were also seen. Good flocks of Topknots, a large grey and black rainforest pigeon were witnessed - several hundreds at least. Good numbers of Masked Lapwings too with one paddock yielding some fifty birds.
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Sunday, 28 April 2013
Mary Valley
Evans Head - Easter
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| Great Egret |
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| Crested Pigeon |
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| Crested Pigeon displaying |
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| smart Silver Gull |
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| Darter drying
  
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