Crested Pigeons at Moorabbin

While wandering a park at Moorabbin and trying to dodge cold winds, I found this crested pigeon.


And then I saw his friends.

This crested pigeon is native to Australia
and has a peculiar whistling sound in flight.


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I'm Cold and Damp

It was a rainy, grey morning - not very enticing for wandering with a camera.
I was sitting in the car waiting for hubby.
Above, on the fence, beneath a palm, was this little fluffed up character.


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Airing the Wings

Muscovy duck at Hillview Community Reserve wetlands, Dromana


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Weekend Reflections

Possum Magic

Little ring-tailed possum keeping an eye on me





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Little Blue Heron

The white faced or little blue heron is supposed to be the most commonly seen heron in Australia.
But this was the first - 2008 - and last time I have ever seen one.
Perhaps young - the legs are not very yellow
- I found this character wandering alone at Sorrento on Port Phillip Bay.


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Bronzewing Beauty

A regular visitor to my peninsula world is the bronzewing -
related to the pigeon.
He is always alone.
And wherever he chooses to rest, he stays there for at least an hour.
This is the first time I have seen him on my roofline.
Usually he is tucked away on the ground beneath low hanging bushes.





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That Guinea Fowl!

I can't resist another photo of the "not-so-glamorous" guinea fowl.
He seems to taunt me at the Enchanted Maze Garden, Arthurs Seat.
Just as I am ready to take his photo, he moves.
On this occasion, in the early morning Winter light, he was not by the lake.
He was walking just ahead of me on one of the tracks.
As he turned around - CLICK!


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Shadow Shot Sunday 2