2 laughing kookaburra perched on large branch staring at each other

2 laughing kookaburra talking to each other

Two laughing kookaburra looking in the same direction

Happy Valentine’s day from Australia 💕laughing kookaburras
These 2 were our alarm clock, while staying in Beerwah ( Australia)
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Close up of Australasian gannet, side view with eye open

Australasian gannet close up profile with eye closed.

A couple of Australasian gannets , beak to beak

Australasian gannet flying

Yesterday I was lucky to visit Murawai beach ( New Zealand) where a colony of Gannet roost
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White face storm petrel running in water un bay of plenty ( Tauranga , New Zealand)

Yesterday took a tour in Tauranga ( New Zealand)bay of Plenty to see dolphins, yet encounter this cute white face storm petrel literally dancing or running on water
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Little pied cormorant perched in leave less tree branches in Sydney Royal botanical garden

Little pied cormorant in Sydney Royal Botanical garden .
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Superb fairy wren male perched on wire fence

Female superb fairywren perched on small leaveless tree branch

Today , another lifer for me , male & female superb fairywren, at Bruny Island truganinni lookout ( Australia).
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Forest kingfisher profile in a tree branch

Azure kingfisher looking down in the creek

While in Beerwah ( Australia), I added 2 more kingfishers lifers to my list , the forest kingfisher, as well as the Azure kingfisher.
These are much smaller that the belted kingfisher I’m used to see in Texas .
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Great crest tern back right profile, standing on sand by water puddle

Great crest tern left profile , standing on sand .

Great crest tern profile

Yesterday spend the day at Stradbroke island ( Australia), I will post later about more wildlife, but was lucky that this great crest tern landed at cylinder beach .
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Striated pardalote fixing to take off

While in Beerwah ( Queensland) had the pleasure to encounter this striated pardalote .
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#photographie #birdsofaustralia #brisbane

Masked lawing walking in the grass, late afternoon

Laughing kookaburra on a fence post in late afternoon, profiling itself

Good morning from Australia
Masked lapwing that are all over the farm we are staying at , outside Brisbane , and the laughing kookaburra.
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Burrowing owl on one leg , with both eyes wide open in fluffed up a ball , on a cold day .

Burrowing owl in Texas, on a windy day , trying to stay put .
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Hooded mergansers couple flying in perfect blue sky

Male and female hooded mergansers took off and flew away right in front of me , so I took my chance .
Dallas , Texas
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Barred owl staring at me perched in tree at dusk .

Barred owl looking at camera at dusk perched with one wing slightly sticking out .

Barred owl profile with head turn left , at dusk perched.

Barred owl at dusk yesterday in Dallas .
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