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| BIRD OF THE DAY - SQUATTER PIGEON |
Today we had a good conversation about the Bird of the Day and it was not easy to get a consensus. Between 14 people some 6 birds were nominated and four got three votes each. They were, in no particular order, Grey Whistler, Lemon bellied Flycatcher, Spotted Harrier and Squatter Pigeon. The couple of outsiders included Mistletoebird and Double barred Finch.
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| Lemon bellied Flycatcher |
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| Grey Whistler |
A word about bird of the day. There no rules nor any criteria. Each person nominates Bird of the Day for reasons of their own making.
A re-vote between all determined that Squatter Pigeon would be Bird of the Day! So yay!
Today achieved, to most people's surprise the highest number of species; 110. Which took our total trip list to 188 bird species seen. As far as I am concerned not a bad effort.
Today variety was the winner.
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| Sarus Crane |
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| Sarus Crane |
Travelling from the rainforests of Lake Eacham through the drier northern tablelands of Mareeba and Granite Gorge to the Riverine forests and open savanna woodlands of Mt Molloy before dropping in elevation to the coastal town of Mossman demanded that we would have a good variety of species. Oh and the rich wetland of Hasties Swamp didn't hurt either.
Hasties Swamp was great.
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| male Darter with Hardhead |
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| Sawshell Turtle |
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| Wandering Whistling Duck |
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| Plumed Whistling Duck |
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| Pelican |
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| Little Black Cormorant |
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| Mareeba Rock Wallaby |
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| Mareeba Rock Wallaby |
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| Great Bowerbird |
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| Great Bowerbird bower |
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| poor pic of a Pale headed Rosella form the north - note blue cheeks |
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| Double barred Finch |
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| Squatter Dove male |
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| Squatter Dove male |
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| Squatter Dove male |
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| Squatter Dove male |
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| Red winged Parrot |
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| Red winged Parrot |
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| Scaly breasted Munias near Mareeba Golf Course |
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| Eastern Grey Kangaroos on the golf course |
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| Yellow Honeyeater |
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| Frill necked Dragon |
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| Black faced Monarch |
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| Lemon bellied Flycatcher [Flyrobin] |
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| Northern Fantail |
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| Northern Fantail looking like a fantail |
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| Grey Whistler
And then to Mossman...
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| Metallic Starlings |
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| Metallic Starlings |
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| Metallic Starlings |
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| Metallic Starlings |
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| Metallic Starling |
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