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June 25 - 26 2025 |
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We drove through the campsite to the lake. As did most
people who ventured here. Decided that prime real estate was overlooking
the lake, rear window to the lake. |
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Welcomed by a plethora of birds. So hard to choose which
to take pics of first.
We chose a white cormorant. |
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Next to the truck a black headed woodswallow. More
wagtails than we could count between us and the water. |
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The water at least 100m away. At some stage recently it was
up to our camp. Peter decided to find the edge of the lake. But where the
greener vegetation began simply marked where proceeding further resulted in
being ever deeper in mud. Never close enough to taste the water. |
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The woodswallows kept us amused. Catching insects on the
wing. I was too slow to catch them flying with the camera. |
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Is it a kingfisher, or is it a kookaburra? |
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We decide its a majestic kingfisher. Not a blue winged
kookaburra. |
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A quiet sunset. |
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And an early morning. |
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The kites were part of the welcoming party. They came and
went during the day. A solitary wedge-tailed eagle did a fly past. |
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The white plumed honeyeaters didn't stay still for very
long and usually hid in the foliage. |
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A bit of a channel. I was hoping to get closer to the
water. But alas no. And no water birds in the channel. |
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A procession of birds along the water's edge. |
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The wide expanse between edge of the forest and edge of the
water. |
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Next to the campsite is a solar powered bore. About 10
litres/minute when flowing. Early morning it flows continuously. Later in
the day about one minute on, one minute off. Presumably as water level in
the bore changes and pump switches off.
Good clean water. |
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A midday stroll. |
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Can I get closer to the ducks, and at least one cormorant,
before they all fly away. The answer of course is not very much closer.
The birds here seem shy. |
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We saw the brolgas fly in and land further along the lake.
I caught up with them. |
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Just inside the reeds, water deep enough for ducks. Not
close enough to know what they are. Pink eared ducks have been sighted here. |
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And of course I disturbed them. |
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These are headed somewhere important. Ducks have to flap
their wings continuuously. Other birds can glide. |
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Dead trees a little bit off the shore. There's been lots of
rain in the last couple of years. Before that the lake has been very low. |
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Three brolgas fly by this time. |
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A surprise visit from a rainbow bee-eater. Not quite the
usual pattern of returning to the same perch after a fly catching flight.
This one stayed a few minutes and moved on, never to be seen again. |
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The majestic kingfisher returned. |
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End of another day. |
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With another sunset. |
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One cell in the battery pack has been high when the battery
fully charged. The balancer not keeping up. This bulb is in parallel and
bypasses a little current round the high cell while charging. A deliberately
slow process, it will take a few days to achieve a better balance. |
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Used the bore water for laundry. |
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I got close enough to the brolgas to picture them grazing
before disturbing them. |
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Then they sauntered away from me, keeping a good distance. |
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A small flock. |
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Another white plumed honeyeater to end another day. |
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| To Well
50, Jikarn |
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June 27 2025 |
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