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I took a ride again today. I spotted a small herd of musk oxen but I had spooked them with the sound of my ATV engine. I left the area for a while and then circled back around to the last spot I had seen them. I was down wind and going a slow steady pace to keep the engine from spooking them again. I rounded a hill and was as surprised to find the herd as they were to see me. They didn't run off right away; allowing me time to dismount the machine and get some good shots. This is one of my favourite times of the year in the north. The abundance of life is pretty spectacular and one never knows what one might find out here this time of the year.
The Musk Lorikeet were enjoying the endless fields of flowering grass trees in east Gippsland late last year.
Cape Conran, Victoria, Australia
Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna), Melbourne, Victoria, south-eastern Australia. We encountered a small flock of these noisy birds by chance while out for a short drive one evening a few weeks ago. They were feeding on tree blossoms, and were sharing the tree with a couple of Rainbow Lorikeets which were desperately trying to defend their territory.
I saw a report of Musk Lorikeets being seen in the City of Hume local government area within a few days of this encounter, so perhaps the conditions and time of year were right for these birds to move through the area. My family has only seen them once before in the City of Hume area several years ago.
I managed a few shots from this session which I'll post in the future once they are processed.
I have not been able to use Flickr or post recently due to being extremely busy, but I hope to have more time again soon to post regularly.
Hope you are all doing well :)
Biziura lobata
This unusual bird is the only living member of the genus Biziura.
This is a male with the characteristic inflatable sac under his beak which he uses in courtship displays. This was taken at Tidbinbilla reserve near Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Usually hiding in the foliage high in the Eucalypt trees this Musk Lorikeet sat long enough on this branch for me to get the shot.