It’s time to share some gorgeous photographs I took a while ago on Mud Islands, near the entrance to Port Phillip Bay in Victoria.
Watching terns is a seriously fabulous pastime. They are so graceful and photogenic.
And just when you’ve decided they are the ballet stars of the skies they start squabbling.
Greater Crested Terns are the first species to test positive for H5N1 bird flu in Victoria. Please check my recent post Bird flu what can we do and keep checking the guidelines for how to respond to this rapidly developing situation.
Renowned birder Bill Oddie passed away this week. Never before has his suggestion seemed quite so poignant: “My plea to people would be to ‘go naked’ occasionally – take off those earpieces so you hear nature and, of course, birdsong. You may not realise how precious it is until it’s gone.”
Happy birding, the sights and the sounds, Kim
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