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Friday, October 13, 2017

VIEWS & FLOWERS AT ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA














NOISY MINER, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this bird as a Noisy Miner by its generally greyish color, black head, orange-yellow bill and legs, distinctive yellow patch behind eye and white tip on tail.
   The Noisy Miner is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 610.





WELCOME SWALLOW, DARLING HARBOUR, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this swallow as a Welcome Swallow by its bluish-gray color above;
light grey below on breast and belly; rufous on forehead and throat and forked tail.
   The Welcome Swallow is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 609.





CIRCULAR QUAY, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA




DARLING HARBOUR, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA







SILVER GULL, BONDI BEACH, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this gull as a Silver Gull by its red bill and legs; white head, neck and underparts and light grey upperparts. 
   The Silver Gull is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 608.