Galah and Corella infestation outside my bedroom window.
There’s a lot more but I can’t get them all in frame.
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A few of BH’s recent pics
#Zebra Finch-Western Treatment Plant. A handsome devil.
#Black Kite-WTP. Looking regal and unbothered.
#Goldfinch-Balbirooroo
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#Magpie Goose - Serendip, Lara.
Now some pics are difficult for a variety reasons, these from today were straight out excruciating! Came here for the Magpie Geese which were out in huge numbers, several hundred and then some, which was impressive, but nowhere near as impressive as BH’s scream from where she was squatting to take the pics. At first I thought it was a squeal of delight but when she starting jumping up and down and slapping desperately at her clothes I knew something was amiss. Here’s her posting notes from her birding site.
“I hope you enjoy these photos because I sustained multiple injuries to get them.
#BullAnts
#Yeeeooowwww!!!
#sevenbites”
We were 120ks from home and I made her locate hospital emergency locations while I drove, which she did reluctantly. In retrospect she was lucky because she’s had nasty reactions to single bullant bites before, never mind 7 of them, largely because she’d taken an anti histamine before we left as she suffers from asthma and was concerned about pollens in the air. Popped another in after the attack and always carry Stingose Gel.
Typical birder though, had to basically drag her away after the attack because she wanted better pics. Go figure!
PS She thought flies were crawling on her but didn’t want to shoo them away and wreck the shot, not until the first one took a chunk out of her. There were dozens of them all over her, including on her hat. I didn’t get a shot of any bullants but she got the birds!
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