About five days ago I had to go down to the Lockyer Valley so I thought it might be a good opportunity to get a few shots in the area once again. I was hoping for some different birds and as luck would have it I found one new species that I haven't seen before and got some much better photos of some other species.
We started off at Lake Galletly at The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus. The lake was full this time after all the recent rain so the ducks were closer to the hide which made it easier to obtain photos. There were 40 or so Pink-eared Ducks, several Australasian Grebes, well over 100 Plumed Whistling-Ducks, lots of Grey Teal and Magpie Geese. As all the mud on the bank was now under water none of the Dotterels were seen.
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| A Pink-eared Duck standing on a pipe just below the water |
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| Australasian Grebe |
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| Plumed Whistling-Ducks |
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| A trio of Grey Teal |
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| Just some of the Pink-eared Ducks |
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| A pair of Pink-eared Ducks |
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| A pair of Pink-eared Ducks resting at Lake Galletly |
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| The only Intermediate Egret that was seen at this location |
After leaving the university we travelled to Lake Clarendon just down the road. It was impressive to see this Lake also at total capacity. As a result the number of species of birds was also reduced here as the muddy banks were under water. Lots of Little Pied Cormorants were seen along with lots of Little Black Cormorants, several Grey Teal, a few Intermediate Egrets, one Great Crested Grebe, several Australasian Grebes and many hundreds of Eurasian Coots.
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| A Grey Teal with ducklings with a couple of Eurasian Coots |
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| An Intermediate Egret in flight |
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| The solitary Great Crested Grebe |
On our way to our last stop we come across a field of grain which I think was milo. We were travelling slowly due to the road works in the area and I heard some Cockatiels calling from the edge of the paddock. I stopped the car and found them feeding on the seed heads. There were about 15 birds in the flock, most of which were males.
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| One of the few female Cockatiels |
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| Male Cockatiel |
The last stop was a lagoon near Lowes Road at Placid Hills. Apparently the lagoon is called Lowes Road Lagoon but I was unable to find the name on a map. I was very excited to see a pair of Freckled Ducks for the first time. By the time I got close enough they had separated and were quite a distance on the water. This lagoon had a large number of species. A pair of Freckled Ducks, many Grey Teal and Hardheads, about 50 Pink-eared Ducks, hundreds of Eurasian Coots, several Australasian Grebes, a few Black-winged Stilts, and lots of Red-kneed Dotterels, a few Black-fronted Dotterels and a large number of Scaly-breasted Lorikeets.
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| One of the Freckled Ducks |
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The Freckled Duck with some Grey Teal and an Australasian Grebe
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| Scaly-breasted Lorikeet looking for a nesting hollow |
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| The Black-fronted Dotterels were well camouflaged |
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| Red-kneed Dotterel |
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| Scaly-breasted Lorikeet eating lantana berries |
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A pair of Australian Wood Ducks with ducklings
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