This is Not a Pigeon
Northern GoshawkNewly fledgedNiigata City, Niigata, JapanJune 21, 2015 We had such a great weekend. On Saturday, we went to Tokyo and saw a magnificent Rene Magritte exhibition. It took 13 years to...
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Northern GoshawkAdult male with preyCity Park, Niigata, JapanJuly 5, 2015 Mr Honma and I visited the goshawk family again on Sunday morning and were happy to see three young sitting about looking...
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In Ravensbourne
Black-faced MonarchRavensbourne National Park, Queensland, AustraliaJanuary 3, 2014Time does go by quite quickly. These are bird encounters at Ravensbourne National Park with Kay and Kevin Williams...
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The Friend Who Tweeted Us
Spotted PardalotemaleHighfields Falls, Queensland, AustraliaAugust 2015Kevin Williams and I were enjoying a stroll through Highfields Falls one August morning when we were confronted by this male...
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Blue Skies of a Winter August
Black-shouldered KiteGowrie Junction, Queensland, AustraliaAugust, 2015(Above and below)Here are some pics from a couple of outings with Kevin Williams in the second week of August. The mornings were...
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A Square-tail in the Blue
Square-tailed KiteNorth of Toowoomba, Queensland, AustraliaAugust 2015Another exciting raptor seen with Kevin Williams on my August visit home. Unfortunately, it was a bit high but these are my best...
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Visiting Home
Rainbow LorikeetsOakey, Queensland, AustraliaAugust 2015Tree hollows are very important in Australia. Here, a pair of Rainbow Lorikeets look out to see who's approaching their tree.Gotta keep the...
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Turning Around
Gull-billed TernLockyer Valley, Queensland, AustraliaAugust 2015Enjoyed a good day out with Rod Hobson back in August. We scanned around the Lockyer Valley and found some nice sights.An interesting...
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Russell Gorella
GorellaLittle Corella + Galah crossLockyer Valley, Queensland, AustraliaAnother discovery on my outing with Rod Hobson in August. A Little Corella, Galah cross.It looked like a Galah but the voice was...
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Ducks and Hunters
Northern GoshawkFukushimagata, Niigata, JapanOctober 7, 2015 The weather was beautiful today and I managed some time off work so I headed where I expected to find some action. This is an exciting time...
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Red Eyes
Black-shouldered KiteKingsthorpe, Queensland, AustraliaAugust 2015An up-and-under shot of a Black-shouldered Kite as seen with Kevin Williams back in August. It's a messy shot and up-and-unders are not...
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Hyoko with Billy
Bewick's SwanHyoko, Niigata, JapanOctober 17, 2015Post Edit: Stu from Hakodate Birding correctly corrected me as identifying the swans in this post as Bewick's Swans. I had incorrectly labelled them as...
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Bird of a Brown Land
Brown FalconFalco berigoraWest of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia2014Here are three different Brown Falcons that I saw with Rod Hobson in 2014 and in August 2015.Brown Falcons are the most common...
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A Dash Along the Shinano
November Shinano River, Niigata, JapanNovember 3, 2015Some "Wabi Sabi" from alongside the Shinano River, Niigata, Japan.We had a National Holiday today, Culture Day. Maybe the colours and atmosphere...
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The Nakano Residence, Niitsu
Nakano ResidenceNiitsu, Niigata, JapanNovember 7, 2015Today we went to the Nakano Residence in Niitsu, Niigata. It wasn't sunny but the place glowed with the colours of November. We took over 500...
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November in Niigata
I'm very excited to announce my new book published by Blurb. It's called "November in Niigata" You can see a link to it above or you can click: November in NiigataIn November, I imagine the streets of...
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Goshawks Chasing Ducks
Northern GoshawkHyoko, Niigata, JapanNovember 22, 2015Here are some pics of a couple of Northern Goshawks stirring up the ducks at the back of Hyoko yesterday. Actually I really messed up with many out...
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Zebras
Zebra FinchFemale leftWyreema Poo Ponds, Queensland, AustraliaAugust 2015Here are some mighty Zebra Finches as seen with Michael Atzeni in August. I know they are popular pets but as always I love...
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Look Back to Port Melbourne in the 1990s
Australian HobbyWestgate Park, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia1990sI believe Westgate Park celebrated its 30th birthday today. Congratulations! It really is a wonderful place so near to the...
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Splashin' Pintail
Northern PintailHyoko, Niigata, JapanHere are some pics of a Northern Pintail taking a splash earlier this year at Hyoko.
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