Tuesday 31 July 2012

Marvellous Mangroves

There are over 40 species of mangroves in Australia covering large areas of the coast (except in Tasmania where there are none) as a result there are many birds that are mangrove specialists and rather awkward to locate.
Having been pointed in the right direction by another local I returned to one easily accessible part to see if I could get any decent views and possibly the odd picture of Mangrove Golden Whistler.
I decided to take the bike as it was not that far and I can take the bike right into the swamp - my suspicions that I am unfit were confirmed!
I had a very satisfying couple of hours and managed to see my target reasonably well and got some really bad pictures....

 There is a male Mangrove Golden Whistler in the middle of the ditch at the bend
The back end of a female Mangrove Golden Whistler


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4 comments:

  1. Lesley1 August 2012 at 00:50

    Did you bike right from your house or take the bike on the car?

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  2. Dom, Tish, Xanthe, Hamish and Cameron1 August 2012 at 08:27

    Bike straight from the house - only three miles or so first half of which is on tarmac

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  3. Jo1 August 2012 at 16:04

    Can see where it got its name anyway

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