Birds from Queensland.

After the Flood.

Glad that bird came through all right. I hope that others did as well.

Ginger, you Queenslanders have been through several nightmares recently and the thoughts of all Australians are with you. You've a reputation for being a resilient lot. You sure need to be with what's been dished out.

Is that a Spangled Drongo?

Thank you for all your thoughts Margaret.
WA is copping a thrashing as well with 68 houses burnt to the ground.
If we could only send you some of all this rain.

Yes, it is a water logged Spangled Drongo.
They only live here about 3 months a year.
They must migrate to somewhere the rest of the year.

Nice bird, Ginger.

Did you experience flooding or cop anything from the two cyclones, particularly Yasi? We'll gladly accept some rain. Thanks for the offer.

Hi Ginger, Good to see you. The Drongo is quite handsome (even wet). That's a very nice pic!

These 2 Pictures were taken at Emerald. Central Qld.

This was the Coal Railway from Emerald to the Coast.

I don't think that even model trains would work on those tracks.

Those tracks are sure messed up. I am sorry that you are having such terrible weather and all the devastating results. I hope things improve soon..I know how heartbreaking it must be to see.

That Drongo is a beautiful bird and I am so glad he survived and hope many more are as lucky.

This poor Bird is a constant visitor.
More so now it has been raining for 38 days straight.
We call him Stumpy.
I think it’s obvious to see why.

Same Bird, same day.

I felt happy to help this poor guy fill his tummy.
I only had wholemeal bread.
But that’s better than nothing.

38 days rain? Cripes, two more, and you beat Noah!

Amazing that parrot can cope with the missing foot

Resin

Poor wet birds. Beautiful though.

This is looking back the other way towards the bridge.
As you can see from my previous Pictures, No Trains will be passing here in quite a while.
Can you imagine the power of the Floods that flowed over these Tracks ?

This is a typical Coal Train taking coal from inland Qld to the Coast for loading onto large Mainly Chinese Ships.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjAput8f8j8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6L56g1yFs0

Because this Bird was so hungry he did something I have never seen before.
He landed on my hand as I was walking about with my Umbrella Photographing the Floods.
These Birds are not used to being fed by people and certainly not land on you.
Flood water can be seen in the background.

Here is one little guy who loved all the rain.

With feet like this, it’s easy to see why they swim so fast.

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Ducklings are so cute. Nice pics.

Yesterday.

Your photos are amazing Ginger. Stumpy sure looked like he was grateful for your food handout. Poor baby really has been through a lot, as you and everyone else has been.

Thank you for your kind comments ducbucln.
I find that every ones pictures here on DG are really good.
We don’t have any good Birding sites here in Australia.
I am not a ‘Birder’ but I will snap them all day if they come close.
I have found the more I ignore them the closer they come.
My passion is ‘Wild Plants’.

Touch down.

Wonderful photos, Ginger.

Great job on the beautiful Pelican.

Thanks Margaret and Pell.

Front on Touch down.

These two need to be taught some table manners by their parents.
The front of their beaks are really tangled.
Pelican on left has fish and the right one is trying to steal it.

Great interaction you've caught there, Ginger.

Their food sacks are very resilient.
But at times they do get a puncture mark or two during scrapping for fish.
This was a fresh wound.

These legs look totally out of proportion to the rest of the Pelican.
And yet in my in-flight Pictures they are totally out of sight ?
I wonder if they put them in the Overhead Baggage Compartment ? 

Yep, they tuck their legs up into the baggage compartment, hidden in the feathers just under the tail ;-)

Resin

When there are bait fish in the water here on the Cold Goast.
Not even a solitary female swimmer will stop these Guys feeding.

That would be really different to swim amongst the Pelicans! :-)

You are so right Pell.

And after a good feed of bait Fish.
There is always time for good preening.
I think they feel safety in numbers.
I would keep an close eye on those Children if they were mine.

Where’s Wally ?
This is one of the weirdest Pictures I have ever taken. :-)
Can anyone see the Pelican in this Picture ?

LOL, good one!

Heeey !’
I was here first mate.