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Water birds

Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc)
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Other Waterbirds (Crakes, Grebes, Gulls and Terns)
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johnpugh wrote:
5 hrs ago
Jenny, Thanks, some good photos of a few of our many water birds around the two Jarramlee Park Ponds. Better than I can get with my old phone! John Pugh
Microcarbo melanoleucos
jb2602 wrote:
6 hrs ago
Adult female
Anhinga novaehollandiae
UnmaskedLapwing wrote:
5 May 2025
Southern novaehollandiae subspecies
Vanellus miles
MatthewFrawley wrote:
1 May 2025
They look strange.
Anhinga novaehollandiae
MatthewFrawley wrote:
29 Apr 2025
Second and third images show Dusky Moorhen, the others show Australasian Swamphen.
Porphyrio melanotus

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