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Super Moon May 5

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:41:56 -0700

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Super Moon May 5

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Sat, 05 May 2012 23:41:55 -0700

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A Young Black Swan

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 05:00:15 -0700

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This little guy is about three months old and is just having a stretch.

Water Dragon

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:25:40 -0700

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Waiting for a feed.

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:53:26 -0700

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Sulphur Crested White Cockatoos waiting at my house for me to put out bird seed.'I think there was about twenty of them. Please enlarge!

Juvenile Australian Magpie.

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:43:00 -0700

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One of three siblings that frequent my garden along with the parents. It was raining when I took this and it was a bit wet.
Breeding occurs from July to Feburary (depending on local climate). The female makes the nest on her own consisting of a rough basket of sticks in a tree. They often line it with softer material and being the opportunist bird it is in sheep grazing areas they use wool caught on bushes etc
The female lays 3 to 5 eggs (blue or green blotched & streaked with brown), which hatch in 20 days
Females incubate and rear their young unaided to thefledging stage (24 days approax) During this time the nest is defended by the Male, and if the threat is percieved to be very serious the female will leave the nest to help deter the "threat" Once the young have left the nest all members of the group help in educating, protecting, and carring for them. Fathers show the young how to forage for food

Eye of the Currawong.

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:34:17 -0700

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Taken in my garden at home. I fed one yesterday, which I usually don't do, and today there were dozens of them.

Storm's a Coming!

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:54:09 -0700

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Taken by my granddaughter from the front of of their place at Murrumbateman in NSW.

California Quail.

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:58:50 -0800

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Introduced to some island in Australia.

Ready For Action.

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:37:02 -0800

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It was time for the juvenile swans to leave home and Dad was going after one of them to ram home the message.

Mum and the Kids

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:19:49 -0800

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These little one were probably less than a week o9ld when I took this shot last year.

Cormorant at Lake Ginninderra.

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:23:31 -0800

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Juvenile Currawong

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:54:40 -0800

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A currawong having a sip at the bird bath in our garden.

Ponder Bay Ferries.

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:37:49 -0800

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This shot was taken about three weeks ago at Lake Ginninderra here in Canberra.
My guess is that the cygnets were only a couple of days old. They are still going strong as of this morning.

Asiatic Lillies

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:40:12 -0800

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I love the moon.

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:35:07 -0800

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El Pelicano

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:13:02 -0800

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Jimmy Packer

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:09:30 -0800

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Gum Trees Just Before Sunset.

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:37:12 -0800

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Verigated Thistle Flower

nobody@flickr.com (Shortshooter - Al) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 16:08:54 -0800

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