Straddie in July

Straddie again, sorry for the delay in this post as I have been ill for a few weeks but am on the mend now thanks to my mum - she made me go to the doctor. Well it was a great trip this time although not as many sea birds as in the seagulls and terns, although the Pied Oystercatchers were up in numbers from previous months.

My parents came over with this trip so I did the driving so I didn't get that many advantages to get many photographs during the surveys but I still got some good ones - and the most unusual is probably this pic below.

There were also quite a few pelicans around on Flinders Beach this time, and this particular one was feeding near some local fisher folk.

And of course we have the token sunset pictures - as I can't go anywhere and not get a few good pictures of the sunset. These pics of the sunset were taken not far from where the ferry terminal is at Dunwich on North Stradbroke Island.

While this was taken on the evening walk along Flinders Beach coming back from the afternoon count and giving a hint at how cold the next morning was going to be.

The pink sky in the evening - also a hint it is going to be cold in the morning but also a sign of a beautiful day to come.

Well until next time - I hope you are all well and having a great time
Cheers

Footprints in the sand

Sunrise is the best time of the day, just before the sun comes up, in my previous post i mentioned about the series of sunrise pics that i managed to get over a few days. So i have decieded to go through them and pick out the best of the series. They are all taken from Main Beach on North Stradbroke Island. The last picture is of a completly different theme as its my footprints in the sand. Although it has nothing to do with anything in particular I think it adds something special to this set of pictures - it also symbolises my favourite poem by Mary Stevenson - Footprints in the Sand.

Raptors of Straddie

Well Straddie again, in fact the same trip but didn't think these fitted with the last post. This time the Raptors of Main Beach. Main Beach is the eastern beach (ocean side) of North Stradbroke Island. I am doing the same surveys of birds as Flinders beach (northern beach)but from a car as it's to far to walk in a tide cycle.

However I did have to stop and get a few pictures of the White-bellied Sea-Eagle and the Whistling Kite, that were very low on the dunes as they are generally circling above out of range for my camera lens.

White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)

Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)

Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)

Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)