Not for me! A day off means I have time to go birding!
Heading north with my friend Teresa first stop was Port Wakefield for food, coffee and a walk through the mangroves and Samphire at low tide to check out the local Slender-billed Thornbill population. These little birds can be tricky, but, sometimes they can be obliging and pop up long enough to snap a few photos.
Slender-billed Thornbill
They don't stick around long so ya gotta be quick!
Slender-billed Thornbill
Black Kites are ever present in Port Wakefield and didn't disappoint, coming over to check us out.
Black Kite
Next stop was Port Clinton Conservation Park which provided nice views of about a dozen Banded Lapwing. A very cool bird!
Banded Lapwing
Later in the day over 1000 Red-necked Stint and Red-capped Plovers came in to roost providing a wonderful sight of them flying in formation together.
Elegant Parrots teased us out the back of Price with only a few posing long enough for photo opportunities although they were there in good numbers.
Elegant Parrot
Yep, birding is a much better option than the inflatable thong...
Silver Gull
Me dressed totally appropriately in protective clothing to avoid sun burn and snake bite; oh and it is totally necessary to be in full camouflage to be able to sneak up on the birds without being detected!
