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This Pair are just one of several pairs who call the sandspit at the estuary of the Waikanae River "Home". Consequently, I kept very close to the water (Both the Tasman Sea and the river), and consequently, the Birds seemed quite comfortable with my presence.
This Site was also home to New Zealand Dotterels, but unfortunately, a recent storm has swept right across the sandspit, completely flattening many of the dunes, and as a result, there is no sign of the Dotterels...
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The reasoning behind the seemingly perpetual 40km/h speed restriction on the goods line seems obvious as C505,506,507 & 509 ease through the curves of the goods line past Canterbury station with 4190 Sandgate - Botany Goods.
Variable wheatear | Oenanthe picata | GRK | Sep'23 | Sony Gear | f 5.6 @ 1/1000 | ISO 4000
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There was a flock or 23 Oystercatchers all around this bird, but it just happened to stand slightly apart from the rest of the flock whilst this portrait was taken! (Note the stony reef behind the bird which all of the flock struggled to walk over - and there's no way that I'd attempt to walk over it bare-footed...!).
(The previous photo was one that was never going to be 'published' but it answered a tongue-in-cheek "challenge" from a Flickr Friend so it got it's moment of 'fame'...! However, as it was very similar to another photo that had already been posted, I chose to disable the Comments Box; Flickr can't be held responsible for that...!!!). :-))
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The testing area is just ahead. The quicker you get through, the quicker you'll get your sixty bucks.
Red-necked Stint - Calidris ruficolis
Still some of these hanging around, these were part of a flock of about sixty plus about five Curlew Sandpipers, variable plumages.
Ocean Beach, Denmark, Western Australia
Species #1669
The Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) is a polymorphic species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
It is widespread and often common in open habitats in western and southern South America, including the Falkland Islands. Its taxonomy is disputed, with some splitting it into the widespread red-backed hawk (G. polyosoma) and the Puna hawk or Gurney's hawk (G. poecilochrous) of the central and north Andean highlands, but the differences between the two are unclear. Most recent authorities have supported the lumping together of the two hawks although the issue still is controversial.[3][4] On the contrary, the rare taxon from the Juan Fernández Islands is relatively distinctive, and possibly worthy of species recognition as the Juan Fernández hawk (B. exsul).[5] In this article and most current accounts, the three races are regarded as subspecies.
Pebble Island, Falklands, UK.
Variable Oysterling.
Crepidotus variabilis.
Family: Crepidotaceae.
(Though C. cesatii is indistinguishable in the field but is possibly more common.)
Cap: To 3cm. White, semi-circular or circular, can be kidney shaped if attached laterally.Surface white and felty.
Stipe: Absent or rudimentary.
Gills: Radiating, white maturing pink-brown.
Spore: White to pink.
Habitat: Twig and small branch debris.
Status: Widespread and common.
Hubble variable nebula.
Data obtained February 1/2021-April 8, 2021.
CHI-1, 24 inch CDK telescope.
Telescope live, Chile.
19 hours 40 minutes total exposure.
The variable oystercatcher (Haematopus unicolor, torea or toreapango) is found on rocky and sandy beaches. It is rare – there were around 3,500 birds in 1994, and they are found only in New Zealand.
Also known as the black oystercatcher, it varies from black and white to pure black, which is more common further south. It has a red bill and red-orange eye-ring, and pink legs. Larger than the pied oystercatcher, it measures 48 centimetres and weighs 725 grams.