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Category: Birds

Posted on February 19, 2021February 20, 2021

Juvenile Rainbow Bee-eaters

Juvenile Rainbow Bee-eaters, Aroona Sanctuary, Northern Flinders Ranges.

Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

White-browed Babbler: Aroona Sanctuary

White-browed Babbler (Pomatostomus superciliosus) foraging in Aroona Sanctuary, Northern Flinders Ranges.

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Posted on February 19, 2021February 19, 2021

Great Crested Grebe

The Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), seen here at Copley Retention Dam,  is classified as a Rare species and is protected by South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. This species was also nominated in 2018 for federal protection under the Environmental  Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

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Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021

Rainbow Bee-eater

Rainbow Bee-eaters swoop and feed on flying insects from the steep quartzite walls of Aroona Dam, Northern Flinders Ranges.

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Posted on January 2, 2021January 31, 2021

Black-tailed Native-hen

Black-tailed Native-hen in wetlands along the Oodnadatta Track to the south of Lake Eyre.

Posted on December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

Little Corella feeding on Acacia

Flocks of Little Corellas feed on abundant Acacia Victoriae seeds in December.

Beak cleaning on a Eucalyptus branch.
Posted on December 2, 2020December 3, 2020

Emu family

Male emu with three young at Ikara Wilpena in early Summer.

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020

Orange Chat: Lake Eyre South

Adult male Orange Chat with bright breeding plumage, feeding on insects among the forbs in the sand dunes of Lake Eyre South.
Adult female Orange Chat in a nitre bush hummock in the sand dunes of Lake Eyre South.
Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

White-faced Heron: Copley

This heron was observed making a brief transit stop in a Copley garden.

Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

Diamond Dove: Copley

Adult male Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata) seen with mate at Copley Retention Dam.

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