Spent three days in Darwin over Easter and what a great birding time it was. First day was spent in Darwin itself, Botanic Gardens, East Point and mangrove boardwalk and that was about as far as we got. Humidity was unbelievable and very hot, hard to deal with after Adelaide's dry heat.
Lots of new birds including
Forest Kingfisher (looking a little lost) :-)
Helmeted Friarbird
Rajah Shelduck
Northern Fantail - Juvenile
Striated Heron - Juvenile
Grey-tailed tattler
and about Twenty more :-) Dipped on the Rufous Owl at Botanic Gardens
Will put up a full list a little later once I have things sorted.
Forest Kingfisher
Helmeted Friarbird
Rajah Shelduck
Northern Fantail - Juvenile
Striated Heron - Juvenile
Grey-tailed tattler
Lovely! All those you have listed would be new for me too
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Nice collection of shots and new species.
Very nice photos, I really like the Forest Kingfisher on the rainforest sign!
Beautiful pictures, especially the Tattler. I have not found the Rufous Owl either and the humidity can be daunting. There was a Striated Heron fishing in the pond near the picnic tables last time I was at the Botanical Gardens. Seems like a rewarding trip.
I must get myself up to Darwin flights are so cheap these days. I went to Fogg Dam many years ago, 1982 actually, long before digital photography was even thought of and remember using up a whole film of 36 exposures on some Bee-eaters. The humidity can be oppresive.
Two of these would have been ticks for me, Helmeted Friarbird and the Northern Fantail but your Striated Heron - Juvenile is a much better photograph than the one I have.
Samford Valley Qld.
If you go to Darwin and Fogg Dam then McMinns Lagoon and further away the Mamukala Wetlands are also worth a visit. Timing seems to be important. We were there late May but returned in middle October to find numerous species of birds concentrated outside the large hide at Mamukala. Sue
Sounds like you had a great trip, Rick. And some great shots of the birds is a real bonus.
Maybe crop the first pic so the sign just reads Forest :)
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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Great photos. Lol I like Shorty's suggestion with the crop. Same as reflex 2 new species for me and the same one. Much better photo of the Shelduck than what I have.