Saturday, April 13, 2013

Snapshot.........the arrival of a pair of Eurasian Coots and the landing of an Australian Kestrel


We awoke today to a beautiful sunny morning. A number of roos, were milling around the home, grazing. Some of the young adolescent males seemed bored, bouncing around for a bit, whacking something with their paws, before looking for something else to do, annoy, or muck about with.....typical boys we thinks.

To our surprise, a pair of Eurasian Coots (Fulica atra) were paddling on the dam. This is our first sighting of this species on the property so it was a very special start to the day.

Eurasion Coot

A little later in the morning, an Australian Kestrel (Falco chenchroides) landed on the driveway. A behaviour it has repeated almost daily over the last week or so. We don't understand why, but will continue to monitor.

Australian Kestrel - on the ground

.......still on the ground.

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