Took these Grass Whistlers this morning while doing a recy for my next hide. The young Stilt and the Marsh Sandpiper were taken from my hide at the same swamp yesterday.
| Term and Conditions | Privacy Statement | Web Support by Gaia Resources Hosted by Serversaurus |  |
Hey Trev, lovely shots, the grass whistler has amazing plumage..and I have never seen/heard of one before, but I cannot find it in any of my field guides.... does it have another name?
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
and another question....are you able to just put up hides where you like? or is it your property? that's pretty lucky either way! do you hope to see different birds from your second hide?
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
Thanks Hev. The swamp is on governemnt land and because I was not far off the raod I didn't ask permision. I will be asking for permision in the near future because I want to put my hide further from the road. It's very portable, made from a 2nd hand el-cheapo pergola frame that i cut down and some camo net I was given. Private land is another story and I won't enter private land without asking permision first.You should find 2 species of whistler ducks in any field guide so I'd advise checking again. If your's uses another name they aren't hard to find amoung the duck pics.
See Yez
Trev
ah yes, was looking under grass ...looked under whistling and found straight away. Plumed whistling duck. very beautiful and says should be down my way too so will have to look out for them.
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
Nice pics, Trev. I particularly like the wader shots.
Cheers,
George
Melbourne, VIC
Well done Trev, great shots especially the sandpiper.
Cheers
BIrdie
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Are they Plumed Whistling Ducks? I would love to see common names used in accordance with current accepted naming conventions. Eg. Christidis & Boles 2008. Grass Whistler is probably another, though not official, common name? If I saw Grass Whistlers in the title of the thread I'd think of genus Pachycephala (the one whistlers are in).
:)
Hi Windhover, I couldn't find anything under grass whistler in any of my field guides. They are stunning birds, have you seen them before? or do you see them frequently in the swamp area you visit?
BTW your avatar pic of the brown falcon (I think) what is it's prey?
Have you got your second hide in place? looking forward to more photos of Plumed Whsitling Grass ducks :)
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
Hi Windhover, I couldn't find anything under grass whistler in any of my field guides.
BTW your avatar pic of the brown falcon (I think) what is it's prey?
Bushanwater-they are stunning birds, have you seen them before/do you see them frequently in the swamp area you visit?
Have you got your second hide in place? looking forward to more photos of Plumed Whsitling Grass ducks :)
Hev
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
Hi Heva1
Never seen those Plumed Whistling Ducks, though we occasionally get Wondering Whistling Ducks in Sydney I think. Or the Plumed, can't remember.
My avatar is an Australian Kestrel (hence my user name Windhover, another common name for them). :) I found it eating what I thought was a Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon). But Rock Dove sounds so much nicer. :)