We spent most of today being tourists but managed to carve out the late afternoon for more birding along The Esplanade and found even more waders:
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| Great Knot, Cairns Esplanade, Qld |
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| Curlew Sandpiper, Cairns Esplanade, Qld |
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| Bar-tailed Godwit, Cairns Esplanade, Qld |
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| Black-fronted Dotterel, Cairns Esplanade, Qld |
including a few of last night's favourites
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| Eastern Curlew, Cairns Esplanade, Qld |
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| Greater Sand Plover, Cairns Esplanade, Qld |
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| Grey-tailed Tattler, Cairns Esplanade, Qld |
Pied Imperial Pigeons were among the many birds looking for roosting sites in the palms along the Esplanade
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| Pied Imperial Pigeon, Cairns Esplanade,Qld |
but the most interesting interaction was between these two:
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| Helmeted Friarbird + Varied Honeyeater, Cairns Esplanade,Qld |
The two birds sat on this palm frond for a few minutes eyeing each other but did not otherwise seem to mind the presence of the other.
