Yesterday morning I drove along the Tin Can Bay foreshore to Norman Point. The tide was high so it all looked very beautiful but there are seldom any shorebirds to see except right at the point.
As I looked east I could see that the sandbank right at the end of the point was almost under water but there was still a group of birds roosting there. As usual there were numbers of Silver Gulls, but also a small group of Gull-billed Terns and about 10 or 12 Bar-tailed Godwits.
Another small group of Godwits flew by but continued north to find a better roosting place. The Godwits here now are birds that are too young to have made the migration north to breed this year. Usually birds from the point will move just a short distance to the sand directly south of the point but there were two boats anchored there yesterday so the birds were not going anywhere near that area. One was a houseboat so it is possible they have taken up semi-permanent residence. People and shorebirds don't mix well.
Lovely images...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place! I love the second photo most.
ReplyDeleteGreetings:)
What a beautiful place, looks like a nice place for the shorebirds. Sorry, the boat is hanging around though.
ReplyDeleteGreat scenery and lovely captures Mick!
ReplyDeleteOH a beautiful place!! I would love a houseboat there~~ Great birds.
ReplyDeleteLove that name, Tin can bay.
ReplyDeleteLooks a great area to spend some time Mick.
I love the way that those birds are hanging on to the bitter end before the tide makes them shift.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to know the area and where one is likely to find birds. I was fortunate to find the grebes in territory that was new to me.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful scenery - I think there is space for both - birds and man, but man must respect birds.
ReplyDeleteGreat tour Mick!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteGreat eye Mick, it would have been easy to miss that crew. Not a bad assortment either. Birds or no birds, you can't complain about the view!
ReplyDeleteVery cool to be able to see the bar-tailed godwits -- their migration is just amazing!
ReplyDeleteThe birds look like they are just hanging out enjoying the day water bathing and maybe gossiping about the houseboat that moved into the neighborhood. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely shots!!!