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This walk was Sunday, 21st June, 2020. First off, we headed down Joe’s Road,  checking where the cows were, and hoped for kangaroos. Both were having an afternoon snooze.

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The first destination is Barri’s Lane which runs along the hill top, among the trees.

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A White-plumed Honeyeater on our right …

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A quick glimpse of a bird of prey on high – a wedge-tailed eagle, perhaps.

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Bunnies…

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And up bit further up, kangaroos on our left…

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We turn into Barri’s Lane – both named after Joseph Barri, an early Italian settler. Lots of photos today. Continue reading →

Wednesday Walk

A long walk

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Noisy Miner drinking, Big Tom’s Beach, Murray River near Cobram. Oct 2018. (Nikon D3000)

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Noisy Miner

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It’s been nearly three years since I first encountered this curious-looking Noisy Miner in the car park at the Observatory near Parkes, New South Wales. This Australian honeyeater can be confused with the introduced bird, the Common Mynah. The latter has mostly brown plumage, but much the same face, and belongs to the starling family.

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I don’t know why I never see Noisy Miners back home, for according to the distribution map, they are common all along the Eastern Coast from North Queensland,  New South Wales, Victoria, and into South Australia, and Tasmania.

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The yellow patch behind the eye is the naked skin.

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Birds

Manorina melanocephala: Noisy Miner

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