Sunday, July 24, 2011
South Australia's Riverland
This weekend I had a chance to get out for a whole day, so I decided to head east, to the Riverland, and visit a couple of parks I had not been to before. First stop was Moorook Game Reserve, part of the River Murray flood plain.
Almost immediately I spotted some Tree Martins, very busy around some holes in a dead gum tree branch. They kept nervously looking up, and above was a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike.
There was not much else going on, so I continued on to Murray River National Park. Many of the tracks in the park were closed due to flood damage, but on one I heard lots of birds calling, so I went to investigate. I found a group of about twelve Brown Treecreepers. After waiting a while they came closer allowing some good shots.
There were lots of parrots in the park, Yellow Rosellas were everywhere. There were also Red-rumped Parrots, and closely related, Mulga Parrots. The immature/female types can be difficult to tell, but I'm pretty sure the 2nd pic is a Red-rumped due to the white undertail coverts.
On the way back, I spotted a Pacific Heron, but it flew before I could get too close, so I only managed to grab a shaky flight shot. Much more helpful was this Hobby, perched on a power line.
Labels:
Brown Treecreeper,
Hobby,
Mulga Parrot,
Riverland,
Yellow Rosella
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Super set of images Tony, The variety of species you get is great. And those two new NR'S look good for more visits.
ReplyDeleteA great day's birding Tony. I sneaked out for an hour today to a nearby conservation park and came away empty handed.
ReplyDeleteExcellent series Tony and a few more new species for me to drool over.
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