Steamer duck (because they don’t fly)
They have curious knobs on their wing “elbow”
Steamer duck preparing to steam
2 steamer ducks steaming
Kelp Goose with young (male is white)
Black-crowned night heron
White tufted grebe
I was walking around the Big Pond on Pebble Island and this pair of White tufted grebe followed me for quite a long way…
White tufted grebe and chicks
Silvery Grebe
These were much harder to get close to
A Silvery teal feeding its chick which is on its back
Speckled teal and grebe
Speckled teal
Two banded plover
Crested duck
Ruddy headed geese
White rumped sandpiper
Feral domestic geese
Blackish Oystercatcher
Magellanic Oystercatcher
This one was particularly friendly
Upland goose
I just loved the hint of bottle green at the back of the wing which was only obvious when the wing was in a particular position and the light was right
Silvery teal
These have lovely dual coloured bills
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