Just want to check that i have got this correct. Jerrabomberra Wetlands Canberra.
Latham's Snipe-3595 by rawshorty, on Flickr
Latham's Snipe-3576 by rawshorty, on Flickr
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What the ! Mate how good is that shot. Spot on , you knew anyway! No one get close unless you know.
See it! Hear it!
Mid-North Coast NSW
Thank you for your kind words, but i am only new to birding and have assumed before and shown to be wrong so just want to make sure. The bird hides here are excellent so i hope to get more shots of different birds. Now that i am looking at birds closely there are so many different ones
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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Nice ones, rawshorty. Latham's snipe isn't a species seen often. Not by me, anyway.
Don't care what kind of snipe it is,( just joking), those photos are brilliant.
M-L
wow, what a great pic
I can see that a visit to Canberra is a must
Peter
Thanks Woko it was my first sighting but they were here again today.
Thanks M-L. I must say i love looking at the pics you put up on here, always exceptional.
Thanks Peter. I have lived in Canberra most of my life and i must say it has a lot going for it. If you do come i suggest Springtime, best weather at that time.
Here is a 4 shot pano of part of the Jerrabomberra Wetlands (best viewed at full size on flickr) Taken from one of the hides and showing 2 more hides on the left. We need rain though, it has dried up a lot since i first went there 2 weeks ago.
Jerrabomberra Wetlands- by rawshorty, on Flickr
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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Love the habitat shot, rawshorty. It looks very diverse.
If the wetland is drying out is it attracting small waders?
Thanks Woko, as i am new to birding all i can say is there are a lot of small birds around. So far i have seen Spotted Crakes, Black fronted Dotterals and Buff banded rails (and other birds i have not looked up yet) but the larger birds like the spoonbill have moved on. I will keep going there as i can and see what i can find.
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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Thanks rawshorty. The shallow water & mud in drying wetlands provide great habitat for waders such as the species you've mentioned.