Saturday, October 10, 2009

River Plains

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Back to the Mary River Flood Plains for a second visit. The Northern Territory has such an excellent number of different environments to explore. All the locations rely on water and with the heat coming on it’s even more significant. I was lucky to see the male Red-backed Fairy Wren as I have seen lots of females but never a male. I was also lucky to finally see the bird I have often admired as a soloist, a Rufous Whistler, whose only really competitor is the Pied Butcherbird. A very ordinary butterfly on the outside revealed a beautiful purple interior. Finally, one of the big attractions to walking in the surroundings is constantly being surprised by what you see and sometimes are lucky enough to capture.
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Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus and
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus juv
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Black-faced Woodswallow Artemus cinereus
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Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
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Pacific white-necked Heron Ardea pacifica
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Purple Oak-blue Arhopala centaurus
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Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus male
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Rufous Whistler Pachycephala rufiventris male
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