tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post2547585271947321788..comments2023-11-02T21:28:33.548+10:00Comments on Sandy Straits and Beyond: Lesser Sand-ploversmickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-68068106600269196662009-03-29T07:33:00.000+10:002009-03-29T07:33:00.000+10:00Hi Gouldiae and Tricia - thanks for your comments....Hi Gouldiae and Tricia - thanks for your comments. <BR/><BR/>Tricia - It was great to get close enough to get some good photos of the Lesser Sand-plovers. I definitely get closer in the kayak.<BR/><BR/>Gouldiae - the whole issue about water and dams is a big problem. We MUST find ways to be economically and ecologically sustainable - surely there is a way to do both?mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-81465291736951484292009-03-29T05:39:00.000+10:002009-03-29T05:39:00.000+10:00What a love bird Mick - first time I've come acros...What a love bird Mick - first time I've come across this one.<BR/><BR/>You must be pleased to be back in your kayak again after all this time :DTricia Ryderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010432313312804286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-63579744784322765392009-03-29T05:36:00.000+10:002009-03-29T05:36:00.000+10:00G'day Mick,it's beaut to see shots of fat waders -...G'day Mick,<BR/>it's beaut to see shots of fat waders - well done. Just amazing the the round trips that some of those birds do each year!<BR/>Hope you have some joy in preventing a dam. We have similar issues down here with the Gippsland Lakes. I live in a farming district and get askance looks when I declare I'm a 'no more dams' person!<BR/>Regards,<BR/>GouldiaeGouldiaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534425400820381646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-37710546542556477942009-03-28T22:29:00.000+10:002009-03-28T22:29:00.000+10:00Thanks for your comments Barbara. IMO too many thi...Thanks for your comments Barbara. IMO too many things are being done to the environment for short term gains.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-11059147330105895612009-03-28T19:51:00.000+10:002009-03-28T19:51:00.000+10:00Delightful wader photos Mick - I particularly enjo...Delightful wader photos Mick - I particularly enjoy seeing the birds in different stages of breeding plumage. Your comment regarding this Ramsar listed site being affected by the proposed Mary River dam illustrates the ongoing problems that can occur when the environment is drastically altered.<BR/>Cheers<BR/>BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-69147588510890329472009-03-27T16:13:00.000+10:002009-03-27T16:13:00.000+10:00Hi Tony and Duncan. Its been nice to be out again,...Hi Tony and Duncan. Its been nice to be out again, but I'm sorry I've apparently missed most of the godwits. re conservation - this area is a Ramsar listed site - but its not stopping the state government from going ahead with plans to dam the Mary river which flows in to the northern part of the Great Sandy Straits. It is predicted that it will have a huge impact in the long term - so I guess we still need to push the attitudes to conservation here too.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-28099291086465582132009-03-27T15:41:00.000+10:002009-03-27T15:41:00.000+10:00Well done Mick, I've been looking at your waders w...Well done Mick, I've been looking at your waders with envy!Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182951711946882353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-43263229874410225922009-03-27T14:45:00.000+10:002009-03-27T14:45:00.000+10:00Nice to see fat waders: means your feeding grounds...Nice to see fat waders: means your feeding grounds are meeting their needs. Let's hope for more positive change in attitudes towards conservation and 'wastelands' on world migration routes, particularly throughout Asia.Tyto Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834120720077625697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-30606719085527195472009-03-27T08:42:00.000+10:002009-03-27T08:42:00.000+10:00Thanks Frank. Your birds are only known to me by b...Thanks Frank. Your birds are only known to me by books and photos too.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-7911191131435482172009-03-27T08:14:00.000+10:002009-03-27T08:14:00.000+10:00Thanks for sharing the various plumages of Lesser ...Thanks for sharing the various plumages of Lesser Sand Plover - another new one for me. Have a good weekend Mick. Cheers FrankFABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185823702988992159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-11929012711927830422009-03-27T06:08:00.000+10:002009-03-27T06:08:00.000+10:00Hi John thanks for your comments. Part of the fun ...Hi John thanks for your comments. Part of the fun of blogging I think is reading about birds and birding in other parts of the world.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8109980962343059479.post-50104075621074500602009-03-27T06:02:00.000+10:002009-03-27T06:02:00.000+10:00I have really enjoyed browsing through your blog. ...I have really enjoyed browsing through your blog. Great photographs of such a lovely variety of birds and other creatures you have in your part of the world. JohnMidmarsh Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10980417659811194899noreply@blogger.com