ROYAL SPOONBILL, WESTERN TREATMENT PLANT, WERRIBEE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this spoonbill as a Royal Spoonbill by its white color, black spoon-shaped bill, black legs, black facial skin with a yellow patch above the eye and a red patch in the middle of the forehead.

   The Royal Spoonbill is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 656.

BLACK KITE IN FLIGHT, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this raptor as a Black Kite by its forked tail, angled wings, yellow legs, generally dark plumage and dark eye patch. 

   The Black Kite is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 655.

WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE IN FLIGHT, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this raptor as a Wedge-tailed Eagle by its wedge shaped tail, long wingspan compared to its size and underwing pattern. 

   The Wedge-tailed Eagle is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 654.

BLACK-SHOULDERED KITE ON SNAG & TAKING OFF, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this raptor as a Black-shouldered Kite by its pale grey upperparts, black shoulders, white head, black face patch  white underparts and yellow feet. 

   The Black-shouldered Kite is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 653.

AUSTRALASIAN PIPIT, LARA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, 10/16/2017

   We can ID this bird as a Australasian Pipit by its pale brown upperparts with streaks, whitish underparts with streaks on breast,  pale stripe over the eye and long pinkish legs.

   The Australasian Pipit is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 652.

CAPE BARREN GOOSE, LARA, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this goose as a Cape Barren Goose by its grey plumage, short black bill and yellow-green cere. 

   The Cape Barren Goose is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 651.