Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary

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Thanks again Lis, Flutts and Nan! \O


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Some pictures from 19 April 2015.

A blurry Little Bittern.
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Giant Kingfisher.
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Pied Kingfisher.
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Little Egret.
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And fighting Moorhens.
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Did the kingfisher manager to eat the big bite? lol

The moorhens are warmongers 0- lol


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Not sure Lis, it few off with it.

The Pied Kingfisher was having a problem with the size of its fish too.

These Moorhens and Coots are vicious.


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That water looks very dirty. I know that the sewer line at brooklyn mall sometimes block and then it overflows into the river feeding down to the bird sanctuary 0*\


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seems the fish is bigger than the Kingfisher O-/

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Stunning bird shots again, BluTuna,

love the colourful Purple Swamphen, all the kingfishers and the fighting moorhen O\/ O\/


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Great pics. \O


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Alf wrote:That water looks very dirty. I know that the sewer line at brooklyn mall sometimes block and then it overflows into the river feeding down to the bird sanctuary 0*\
It didn't smell so I assume it's just dirty water!


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