Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary

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me too love the Crane O/\ ^Q^


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Wonderful shots, BluTuna \O


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The giants are not allowed to hover...only pied, as per the books! So disregard that sighting, BT! :evil:


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I wonder how old those cranes get....I used to watch them there every weekend 30 years ago! :twisted:


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Thanks again for the kind comments everyone.

RP, it seems they don't know how long Blue Cranes live - it's estimated at 20-30 years.


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Thanks, old chap...so probably not the same one... :no:


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Another visit on 3 May. One of the nice things about AR is that when I get cold I can stand in the sun and still take pictures!

A few less common birds.
Whitebreasted Cormorant.
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Black Duck.
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Bronze Mannekin.
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And the usual residents.
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Trying to clear some of the backlog.... Pictures from 16 May.

Mating Yellowbilled Ducks.
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Blackbellied Whistling Ducks.
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Whitefaced Ducks.
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Sacred Ibis.
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Pied Kingfisher
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Interesting pics of the mating ducks. \O


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Thanks for more brilliant shots, BluTuna,

love your bronze mannekin and the sacred Ibis in flight ^Q^ \O


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love the usual birds... which are not usual for me 0'
O/\ ^Q^


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