In addition to the
birds feeding in the estuary of the Onkaparinga River, there were many birds fishing and otherwise occupying themselves on the beach and rocks at the river mouth.
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| Island Sandbank, mouth of the Onkaparinga River, SA |
Cormorants are always a favourite
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| Little Black Cormormorant, mouth of the Onkaparinga River, SA |
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| Little Pied Cormorant, mouth of the Onkaparinga River, SA |
but highlight of the morning was this Eastern Reef Egret, initially spotted from the steps down the cliff
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Eastern Reef Egret
mouth of the Onkaparinga River, SA |
but it allowed me to get amazingly close (these are nearly full frame shots (just cropped a little to tidy them up). Herons and egrets are usually fairly flighty but when they are concentrating on finding a meal...
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| Eastern Reef Egret, mouth of the Onkaparinga River, SA |
