RAINBOW LORIKEET, CAIRNS, QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA

   This bird was on a tree outside McDonald's in Cairns.  This is a hotspot for Lorikeets.   We can ID this parrot as a Rainbow Lorikeets by its deep blue head, deep green upperparts, orange-red breast and bright red bill.

   The Rainbow Lorikeet is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 704.

GREY TEAL, NYLETA WETLANDS, HASTIES SWAMP NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this duck as a Australian Grey Teal by its almost all grey-brown plumage, contrast between dark crown and much paler face and throat (this differentiates it from the female Chestnut Teal) and feathers edged in buff,  except at the rump.

   The Grey Teal is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 703.

WHITE-NECKED HERON, NYLETA WETLANDS, HASTIES SWAMP NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this heron as a White-necked Heron by its white neck with distinctive black spots in the center of the lower foreneck and throat, slate gray upperparts and underparts and black bill, 

   The White-necked Heron is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 702.

WANDERING WHISTLING-DUCK, NYLETA WETLANDS, HASTIES SWAMP NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this duck as a Wandering Whistling-Duck by its overall rufous color, paler face and front of neck, darker crown, dark bill and white plumes along the flank.

   The Wandering Whistling-Duck is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 701.

WANDERING WHISTLING-DUCK, NYLETA WETLANDS, HASTIES SWAMP NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this duck as a Wandering Whistling-Duck by its 

NONBREEDING AUSTRALASIAN GREBE, NYLETA WETLANDS, HASTIES SWAMP NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

HARDHEAD, NYLETA WETLANDS, HASTIES SWAMP NATIONAL PARK, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this duck as a Hardhead by its chocolate brown head, distinct white eye,  rufous sides and blue and white bill.

   The Hardhead is a new species toour Photographic Life List, which now stands at 700.