Thursday, July 27, 2006

0075 Barred Cuckoo-shrike
















Barred Cuckoo-shrike
Coracina lineata

24-26 cm

23 June 2006
10:20 AM

Near a beach, near a highway,
among the eucalyptus trees,
south of Daintree National Park
Queensland
Australia

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

0074 Rainbow Bee-eaters










































Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus

23-28 cm including tail points

25 July 2006
5:42 PM

Ross Creek, near Victoria Bridge
Townsville
Australia

0073 Silver Gull















Silver Gull
Larus novaehollandiae

38-43 cm; span 94 cm

25 July 2006
5:19 PM

Ross Creek, near Victoria Bridge,
Townsville, Australia

Friday, July 14, 2006

0072 Bush Stone-curlew















Bush Stone-curlew
Burhinus grallarius

55-59 cm
span 80 cm-1.05 m

14 July 2006
4:04 PM

Railway Avenue
Railway Estate (Townsville)
North Queensland
Australia

0071 Australian Magpie (male, nominate race)















Australian Magpie (male, nominate race)
Gymnorhina tibicen

38-44 cm

14 July 2006
3:07 PM

Riverside Park
Mundingburra
North Queensland
Australia

0070 Red-backed Fairy-wren, a couple
















Red-backed Fairy-wren (male and female)
Malurus melanocephalus

10-13 cm

13 July 2006
3:29 PM

The foot of Mount Stuart,
Douglas,
North Queensland
Australia

0069 Great Bowerbird























Great Bowerbird
Chlamydera nuchalis

34-38 cm

14 July 2006
4:00 PM

Railway Avenue,
Railway Estate (Townsville)
North Queensland
Australia

0068 Darter (female)


Darter, or Snake-bird (female)
Anhinga melanogaster

86-94 cm
span 1.2 m

14 July 2006
1:58 PM

Aplins Weir,
Ross River
North Queensland
Australia

0067 Australian Pelican








Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus

1.5-1.9 m
span 2.4 - 2.6 m

11 July 2006
12:18 PM

Ross River
Annandale
North Queensland
Australia

0066 Comb-Crested Jacana


Comb-Crested Jacana
Irediparra gallinacea

20-26 cm

12 July 2006
11:09 AM

Ross River,
near Aplins Weir,
North Queensland
Australia

0065 Nutmeg Mannikin


Nutmeg Mannikin
Lonchura punctulata

10.5-11.5 cm

12 July 2006
10:27 AM

Aplins Weir,
Ross River
North Queensland
Australia

0064 Masked Lapwing















Masked Lapwing / Masked or Spurwinged Plover
Vanellus miles

35-38 cm

11 July 2006
3:55 PM

Ross River,
Rosslea
North Queensland
Australia

0063 Black-fronted Dotterel
















Black-fronted Dotterel, or Black-fronted Plover
Elseyornis melanops

16-18 cm

12 July 2006, 12:10 PM
14 July 2006, 2:23 PM

Aplins Weir,
Ross River
North Queensland
Australia

0062 Little Pied Cormorant, enjoying the rain











Little Pied Cormorant
Phalacrocoax melanoleucos

58-64 cm
span 84-92 cm

12 July 2004
11:14 AM

Aplins Weir,
Ross River,
North Queensland,
Australia

0061 Peaceful Dove















Peaceful Dove
Geopelia striata

19-21 cm

11 July 2006
11:24 AM

Aplins Weir,
Ross River
North Queensland
Australia