Friday, January 5, 2007

Grebe and Cormorant


Australasian Grebe
The image shows an adult and a juvenile on our top dam
Hoary-headed Grebe
The 5 grey/white birds are the Hoary-headed Grebes (HHG): the bird with chestnut flanks is an Australasian Grebe (AG) which I left in for contrast.  The other field mark - most useful in Winter- is that the dark on the head is above the eye for AG but comes below the eye for HHG
Darter

I have included the close up of the head under the 'spiffy image 'rule!

Little Pied Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Little Black Cormorant

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