A few birds i have got this week.
Male
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Female
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This guy actually ate this Toad fish.
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Lucky to find this one.
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Great shots as usual but I had to do a bit of Googling to work out how you knew which was the female Jabiru. The female is distinguished by its yellow eye.
I know other fish like Marlin and some sharks eat Toadfish but I don't understand why they are not poisoned. In fact I've witnessed juvenile Black Marlin gorging themselves on Toadfish to the point where they float on the surface like a beached whale in an almost drunken state.
Unusual front on shot of the BSC. Your last shot of the Beach Stone-Curlew looks to be walking sideways?
Samford Valley Qld.
Great set Shorty. If it wasn't for the eye colour, I would have though the first 2 were 2 consecutive shots of the same bird as the posture and habitat are identical
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Wizard shots Shorty.
Three birds with a lot of personality. I didn't know there were Jabiru that far south.
Cheers.
Great set of shots.
LM
Thanks guys,
I spotted the BSC while driving over the bridge so got my brother to do a u-turn and go to the parking bays. Then i walked over to where it was and it slowly walked away so took some shots and started walking back along the beach and after a while i turned around to discover it was following me. So i knelt down and it continued to walk towards me but as it got close it started to walk towards but also sideways of me. Very unusual behaivior i thought.
Through some research they have been seen further south than here but it seems the name Jabiru is actually a Brazilian name for a different bird in central and South America, i wonder why we call them Jabiru?
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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That's what we called them in the Top End, there's even a town by that name.
Yep, it is also what i have been calling them to, but it seems it is incorrect. Here is a real Jabiru.
http://bib.ge/chiti/open.php?id=1331&chiti=chiti6
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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Thanks for that link Shorty, very interesting.
I particularly enjoyed the collective nouns for a group of Storks - ' a clatter of Storks'.
It is amazing, and sometimes amusing, when the old common names hang on for so long.
That authorative work, Reader's Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds' says 'Jabiru is a commonly popularised name for this bird in the mistaken belief that it is Aboriginal. This name is actually Portugese and ...........................
There is a Jabiru company who build light aircraft In Bundaberg. Their promotional material includes 'Jabiru is a privately owned Australian company. Jabiru is proudly Australian, exporting Australian technology to the world' - it is a shame that they chose a Portugese name. http://jabiru.net.au/
Peter
Is it really Portugese Peter? Or is it a name the Portugese picked up from the locals when they invaded what is now Bazil?
I must ask my Portugese friend.
that other authoritative work Wikipedia says 'The name comes from a Tupi–Guaraní language and means "swollen neck".'
Peter
I don't necessarily agree that Wikipedia is an authoritave source. But it certainly sounds more like a pre-Columbian Indian word than a Latinate Portugese word.
Either way, Shorty's photos are great.
Absolutely love the Jabiru shots! I too have learnt something as well about how to identify the female. That is such a typical pose of the Striated Heron all crouched down. Looks like the BSC is about to perfom a music number. All he needs is a Top Hat and Cane.
Stunning shots of the BSC... bet that made your day. A great variety of birds.
Sue