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Pom, the storks were like those pelicans, except the lampposts were about 12 meters high and the storks balanced on one leg.

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Not a a golf course I know but I find this one quite amusing.

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Hi Pom,

The bird you saw must have been lost, and/or carried by high winds.

Last year two flocks of about 100 Griffon Vultures (Gyps Fulvas) arrived in the Southern part of the Netherlands. Normally they live in the Spanish Pyrenees. Occasionally a bird is spotted here that normally lives in the USA. Birdwatchers think favorable high winds carried it across the Atlantic.

My most interesting bird sight was when I was driving home from a day refereeing. The motorway I was driving along was lit up on both sides by tall lamp-posts at regular intervals of about 40 meters. On top of each lamppost stood one stork, about 30 in all and all facing in the same direction. An unusual sight!

Johanna

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Gyps Fulvas

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It looks like an Ephippiorhynchus Asiaticus ;-), a large type of stork. Did the bird have red legs and black and white feathers?

I’d rather be an optimist and be proven wrong, than a pessimist and be proven right!

Actually Johanna the colours in the Photo are pretty accurate but as has been suggested that could be because the bird is a juvenile & has not yet got its adult plumage. I am just a little surprised as I have never seen one around Townsville before. More a Northern Tropics bird.

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i have a hand reared,
olive crested rainbow lorikeet,
magnificent pet.
not sure re stork, had a laugh at jo’s post

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It looks like an Ephippiorhynchus Asiaticus ;-), a large type of stork. Did the bird have red legs and black and white feathers?

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Cleaned it up a bit for a better look. Consensus was that it is a Jabiru but there is always an ” expert ” around that will come up with a different Idea. Have never seen one ofthese around the course before. It is definitely not scared by the golfers wandering past all the time.
Photo is taken looking at the Lateral hazard on the 10th Fairway.

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I would say it is a Black Neck Stork or “Jabiru” as it is commonly known, this is the only member of the stork family that we have in Aus so not much choice really : )

As manu says, looks like a juvenile.

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It looks like a Stork.
maybe one from The NT .
not sure of the species, but it looks in poor condition, or a juvenile.

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Another view.

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OK this particular bird has arrived in the last week. Has been described to me with several names so I will throw it out to the Experts
What is it?

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Speaking of bird life….

Played golf with her a little while ago. Defintely the best bird on the course….

The Local Pro asked her to next time please cover her cleavage, and wear a longer skirt (it was thinner then my belt)...

Ps. Im not a stalker, she is my long time friend…

Golf: “I am the Greatest, I just haven’t tried it yet.” – Muhammed Ali

she obviously has no problems with being underweight. Each of those would be about 10kgs by the look!!

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Some people tuck there tee behind there ear BUT there are other options!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Speaking of bird life….

Played golf with her a little while ago. Defintely the best bird on the course….

The Local Pro asked her to next time please cover her cleavage, and wear a longer skirt (it was thinner then my belt)...

Ps. Im not a stalker, she is my long time friend…

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I’d be happy too that first one is great.

Go on australian photography forum and look in the bird subforum and look for posts with osprey in the title and the guys name is Rob Smith I think there are 3 seperate topics and they all will be in the first 5 pages they will blow you away.

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No we stayed in some units on the headland at Alexandra Headlands. There were 3 of them constantly around the headland. I spent some time down by the rock pools and eventually this young one settled close by and i was able to get some good snaps. I just missed him diving into the water chasing a fish, but not sure my camera would have been quick enough to focus on him anyway. I was very happy with these ones.

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Where the ospreys at caloundra HCWT? On the australian photography forum there are some really top photos of ospreys there. i went on holidays for a week up there but couldn’t find them.

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not on a golf course, but got these snaps while on the sunshine coast recently and thought they were worthy of posting

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most of the miners in WA are working in the north aren’t they
sorry couldn’t resist

Not for much longer , if you believe the press.

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I don’t think that we have Minors in Perth. We have the Common Myna, also known as the Indian Myna. Not to be confused with the Noisy Minor.

Sorry to be a pain Jack, the Minah is not known in WA.
The birds in question are in fact the Minor. They are only known in a couple of locations. Carramar and Padbury are two of them.
OMG twichers can be such bitches;-)

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most of the miners in WA are working in the north aren’t they

sorry couldn’t resist

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Didnt take this photo on course, but I though perhaps someone may like it anyway. I took it around campus

There are lots of them, Minors, at the Carramar Golf Club in Perth.
I think they are the Yellow throated variety.
They are very tame and aggressive. One landed on my arm and piched a bit of sausage roll. When I shooed it away, it came back very determined for more.

They really are cheeky bastards arent they

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You want to give my EOS 1D Mk 111 a go, you reckon the 400D is good…. ;-)

10.1mp with multi layer cmyk pixels….

Cliff Manley

ahhh “consistency” the holy grail of golf….

“You’re no man! You’re a Bishop, for god’s Sakes…!”

Golf is Chess with Balls!!!

The 1D mk 111 is what my wet dreams are made of…if only i had even close to enough money

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Didnt take this photo on course, but I though perhaps someone may like it anyway. I took it around campus

There are lots of them, Minors, at the Carramar Golf Club in Perth.
I think they are the Yellow throated variety.
They are very tame and aggressive. One landed on my arm and piched a bit of sausage roll. When I shooed it away, it came back very determined for more.

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You want to give my EOS 1D Mk 111 a go, you reckon the 400D is good…. ;-)

10.1mp with multi layer cmyk pixels….