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A local cafe has its outdoor area feature an installation of fire damaged road signs from The 2020 Black Summer Bushfires described by various experts & commentators as 'the worst bushfires in our history, exceptional in size & impact, unprecedented & by far Australia's costliest natural disaster’

Humpback Whale: generally inhabits the open ocean, except during the annual migration between cold water feeding areas & the warmer calving grounds. During this time they often appear close to the coast #HumpbackWhale #Bermagui #SapphireCoastalAdventures #SaveTheWhales

Landscape formed by human bodies by Carl Warner

White-bellied Sea-Eagle: I photographed this beauty last time we were in Bermagui. The second largest raptor found in Australia & as in other raptors, males are slightly smaller than females. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

As we prepare for a birthday/birding trip to Bermagui & Mallacoota thought I’d post some more of my bird collages & other random things. This one a Black-fronted Dotterel, 2023 #Art #Collage #Recycling #Bird

As we prepare for a birthday/birding trip to Bermagui & Mallacoota thought I’d post some more bird collages & other random things. This one a Sacred Kingfisher #Art #Collage #Recycling #Bird

Yellow-faced Honeyeater: an active small-medium honeyeater, spending much time probing flowers or gleaning insects from the foliage of trees. Rarely seen on the ground. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Pied Butcherbird: Only saw this one way off in the distance (2nd photo shows how far!) but recognisable by its distinctive black ‘hood’ & long, hooked bill. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Blood moon: aka total lunar eclipse, occurring when the moon is full & the Earth passes between the sun & the moon. As a result of sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere before reflecting off of the lunar surface, the moon appears deep red, rusty or burnt orange #BloodMoon #TotalLunarEclipse

Eastern Yellow Robin - our constant gardening companions but 1st photo at Glenrowan. Confined to the east & south-east of the Australian mainland, mostly along the coastal & adjacent areas #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Red-capped Robin Females are quite different in appearance grey-brown & off-white below with a reddish cap in contrast to the black & white male with distinctive scarlet-red cap. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Superb Fairywren: Male: in highly visible breeding plumage of brilliant iridescent blue contrasting with black & grey-brown, black bill. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Superb Fairywren: non-breeding male distinguished from female by black bill & dull blue tail. Socially monogamous & sexually promiscuous; form pairs but both mate with others & help raise the young #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Brown Falcon: small to medium-sized raptor. Female larger than male. Range of plumage colours from dark brown to light red-brown. All have characteristic double ‘teardrop’ around white cheek patch. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Silvereye: found in the south-west Pacific, Australia & New Zealand. Has a conspicuous ring of white feathers around the eye hence names White-eye, Wax-eye & its Māori name Tauhou. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

White-browed Babbler: active bird found in noisy social groups Endemic to open woodlands & shrubby areas of central & southern Australia. Feeds on the ground among leaf litter or under logs & branches #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Speckled Warbler - endemic to eastern Australia. Quiet & well camouflaged (see 3rd photo!) but when disturbed it will make a grating twitter, fly to a perch, then soon return to foraging on the ground #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Wedge-tailed Eagle - Australia's largest raptor found throughout the mainland, Tasmania & southern New Guinea. They soar overhead to altitudes of up to 2000m!! They eat both live prey & carrion… #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

The next lot of bird photos will be from Glenrowan & Winton Wetlands (WW). Despite support from the Victorian Government & other partners the current WW Committee hasn’t been able to establish a sustainable business model. Since 2010 there’s been significant landscape & site restoration including…

To finish Chiltern photos a non-bird Golden Orb-weaver: Like all spiders they have eights eyes distributed as two rows of four, one row above the other. For orb-weavers the middle two eyes of both rows form a tight square configuration with the outer eyes being spaced further apart.

Pied Cormorant. Feeds mostly on fish but will also take crustaceans and molluscs. When foraging it swims low on the water propelling itself with its large webbed feet & steering with half-opened wings #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Whistling Kite. Widespread over mainland Australia but uncommon in Tasmania. Also found in New Guinea, the Solomons & New Caledonia. Found in woodlands, open country & particularly wetlands. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Magpie-lark. The name is misleading, as the species has no link with either the magpies or the larks. Often referred to as a Peewee after the sound of its distinctive call. Aka Mud-lark. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

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Crimson Rosella. Often encountered in small flocks in tall eucalypt and wetter forests. Feed on seeds of eucalypts, grasses & shrubs, insects, fruit, berries, nuts & tree blossoms. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Black-fronted Dotterel. A small wader with a distinctive black face-mask & breast-band aka Black-fronted Plover. Found in wetlands, lakes, rivers always near freshwater & not often seen on the coast. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Brown-headed Honeyeater. Feeds mainly on insects but also nectar. Breeds co-operatively if helpers are available with up to five birds attending one nest; all help incubate the eggs & feed the young. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

White-Winged Chough - easily recognised but often mistaken for a "crow” such as the Australian Raven. Almost completely black but has large white wing patch seen when the bird is in flight. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Tawny Frogmouth (Chiltern, VIC) - a few more photos of these fascinating birds. The leading edges of the first primary wing feathers are fringed to allow for silent flight. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

White-faced Heron - most commonly seen heron throughout Australia. Also in Indonesia, NG, New Caledonia & NZ. Found anywhere where there is water: tidal mudflats, coastal reefs, grasslands & gardens #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Brown Treecreeper - the largest of Australia's treecreepers. Endemic to eastern Australia. Found in dry open forests & woodlands & stays in the same area all year round. Climbs trees in search of food #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Swift Parrot - we were lucky to see a large flock of these critically endangered parrots. An est. 500 or less remaining in the wild facing a high risk of extinction due to habitat loss & other threats #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Australasian Grebe small water bird found in freshwater wetlands. Often seen swimming singly or in twos. Found throughout Australia & throughout the Pacific region.. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Tawny Frogmouth a species of frogmouth native to the Australian mainland & Tas, found throughout. A big-headed, stocky bird often mistaken for an owl due to its nocturnal habits & similar colouring #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Red-rumped Parrot - endemic to open woodland in s-e Australia, particularly in the Murray-Darling Basin. Also in lightly timbered plains, along watercourses & in mallee farmlands with access to water. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Emu - flightless bird endemic to Australia. It’s the tallest native bird but lighter than its closest living relative the Southern Cassowary & more widely distributed. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Crested Shrike-tit - endemic to mainland Australia, found in eucalypt forests & woodlands, forested gullies & along rivers in drier areas. Also in rainforests. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Turquoise Parrot - found from south-eastern QLD, through NSW to eastern & north-eastern Vic in open, grassy woodland with dead trees near permanent water, coastal heaths & pastures #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Dusky Woodswallow - found in open eucalypt forests & woodlands in temperate & subtropical regions, extending into tropical areas around the Atherton Tableland, in eastern & southern Australia. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

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Adelaide Rosella - the result of interbreeding between the Crimson and Yellow Rosellas where their ranges overlap. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Yellow-tufted Honeyeater - endemic to Australia found in open dry forests & woodlands dominated by eucalypts often near water. Feeds mainly on nectar from eucalypt flowers & insects from leaves & bark #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

White-plumed Honeyeater. Medium-sized honeyeater, gregarious & seen constantly moving from tree to tree with rapid darting movements. Endemic to mainland Australia found in open forests & woodlands #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

Little Lorikeet - the smallest of Australia’s lorikeets & endemic to Australia. Forages mostly on nectar & pollen of flowers preferring those growing at the tops of tall eucalypts & paperbarks. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

A series from a trip to Chiltern Black-chinned Honeyeater the largest honeyeater on the mainland. Found in the upper levels of open eucalypt forests & woodlands dominated by box & ironbark eucalypts. #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdlover #MyBirdADay #BirdsOfAustralia #ProtectBirdHabitat

‘Imagine’ 2016 Ostrich egg painted with peace doves, chopsticks, barbed wire, timber base Imagine a world where no one is hungry & dying from malnutrition. Imagine a world without war. Imagine a world full of love not hate… #Art #OstrichEgg #Bird #EndWorldHunger #WorldPeace #Love

‘Whipbird’ 20O4 While I’m sorting out the next series of bird photos to post I thought I’d post some of my bird collages #Art #Collage #Recycling #Bird

‘Baby Maggiemoo’ While I’m sorting out the next series of bird photos to post I thought I’d post some of my bird collages #Art #Collage #Recycling #Bird

David Pocock has ripped into the Labor government & demanded more sanctions on Israel “Just saying harsher & harsher things is not going to have an impact” “Where you have almost every credible international human rights or aid org. saying what is happening is a Genocide”💥 #Abc