Black swans with their 5 babies in the park (video)
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Ken's Bird Watching
Birds I see in local parks and streets, usually quick snaps taken with my phone
Wonderful video of Centennial Park after the rain - full of bird life
Canon 1D Mark4 shooting 'Centennial Symmetry' Sydney, Australia from Marcus O'Brien on Vimeo.
Sydney's 48 hour deluge of rain over the weekend dumped an entire months rainfall over the city in just two days. When blue skies and sunshine finally returned to the city Sydney's Centennial Parklands erupted with life, colours and sounds.....
Photo: Eurasian Coot - waterbird seen in Centennial Park
Funny name - more information here
http://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Fulica-atra
Photo: 2 black swans with 5 cygnets in Centennial Park today
Wikipedia says a brood may have 4-8 eggs, so 5 chicks is average - not all will survive. The couples mate for life with a only a 6% divorce rate! see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_swan
Update: 6 March - now only 2 cygnets surviving...
Purple Swamphen in Centennial Park (photo)
Always plenty of these birds near the water's edge, and they allow you to
come quite close. More information at
http://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Porphyrio-porphyrio
Pied Oyster Catcher seen on Cabarita Beach northern NSW
Observed on beach 22 Octoer 2009 - distinctive red beak. Unable to get
close - limitations of photographing with a phone. More info about bird at
http://birdsinbackyards.net/bird/92
Darter seen at Centennial Park
Two of these big birds seen between two lakes in the park on 12 January 2010
- details http://birdsinbackyards.net/bird/196
White-faced Heron
Seen at Redlead Pool on Sunday Jan 17 2010. See more at
http://birdsinbackyards.net/bird/83
http://birdsinbackyards.net/bird/83
