Sunday, November 22, 2009

Two Sunday strolls

Today I took a couple of short strolls. The first was at Semaphore, the site of my last "Skywatch Friday" post. We took a short stroll along the beach as the jetty is currently out of bounds as it is being repaired following storm damage. There was a group of about twenty or so Crested Terns of varying ages, so I slowly crept up to them, happily snapping as I went.

My second stroll was at the Roy Amer Reserve, in the northern suburbs. This is one of my favourite spots to bring visitors. It is a small area of lakes and open parkland in the middle of a large housing development. It is like an oasis in the desert, and has an Australian White Ibis breeding colony on one island. Although most of the birds are very common in Adelaide, you get the opportunity to get "up close and personal" with them as they are used to human activity. This is the reserve and a closer view of the ibis colony. And now some of the birds:

Dusky Moorhen Hardhead Crested Pigeon Masked Lapwing Black-fronted Plover Pacific Black Duck Purple Swamphen

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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 23, 2009 at 2:17 AM

    Love the terns!

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  2. WilmaNovember 23, 2009 at 3:58 AM

    Lovely photos once again, Tony. The crest gives an ordinary looking pigeon a very impish look!

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  3. JennyNovember 23, 2009 at 6:52 AM

    Great tern shots Tony and I love that Black fronted Plover too. I guess you'll be taking your visitors there shortly then? By the way, are you on Skype?

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  4. TonyCNovember 23, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    Thanks steve, they are a great bird to photograph....until you take that last step.....
    Hi wilma, I must admit that it is not be favourite bird - it pops up everywhere!!
    Hi Jen, Thanks!! Yes I am on skype, but suffering as very slow internet connection at the moment.......

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  5. MontsNovember 23, 2009 at 7:16 PM

    Hi Tony
    Just happened across your blog and really great to see some of the wildlife from the Southern Hemisphere.Really like the Terns and The Plover in fact I like em all. Thanks for sharing and will be looking again.
    Monty

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  6. TonyCNovember 23, 2009 at 9:55 PM

    Hi Monty, Glad you're enjoying my photos. Thanks for dropping by, and hope to see you again soon.

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  7. FABNovember 23, 2009 at 9:56 PM

    Hi Tony. Just caught up with your recent posts on my return from a very windy Norfolk trip.
    Once again a great set of images from down under, including the Hardhead & B-F Plover that I don't recall seeing before. Love the 'punky' Crested Terns. FAB

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  8. TonyCNovember 24, 2009 at 7:50 AM

    Hi Frank, welcome back - hope your norfolk trip was good. Thanks for being a regular visitor to by blog.

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  9. KellyNovember 25, 2009 at 2:06 AM

    ...love those terns! I was at an Ibis colony early summer at the height of breeding season. What a sight! There were over 1000 nesting birds. The sound was incredible (with a very unique smell also!).

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  10. TonyCNovember 25, 2009 at 1:46 PM

    Hi Kelly, I'm glad you like them - they are great looking birds aren't they. This Island is no closer than 20 yards so you don't really get the smell. Now, seabird colonies have a "special" smell about them............

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