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Tallows Birds



Tallows is a wetland area in Byron Bay which includes disused sewerage treatment ponds, Tallow creek, wetlands and beach. It is a safe environment for birds who return seasonally to rest, feed and breed. It's a dynamic, ever changing environment & a unique location to observe birds in close proximity.
All photos taken by Deb Pearse. For more photos go to: www.byronbaybackyard.com.au

 Pied Oystercatchers

Pied Oystercatchers (Haematopus longirostris)                  
Pelicans

Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
 Darter

Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
 Whitefaced Heron

White-faced Heron
(Egretta novaehollandaie)

 Great Cormorant

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
 Little Black Cormorants

Little Black Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris)

 Pelican

Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
 Welcome Swallow

Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

 Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphrio)
 Swamphen chick

Purple Swamphen chick

 Eurasian Coot

Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
 Royal Spoonbill

Royal Spoonbill (Platalea regia)

 Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillarus)
1.11.09
 Nankeen Night-heron

Nankeen Night-heron (Nycticorax calendonicus) 29.10.09

 Juvenile Nankeen Night-heron

          Juvenile Nankeen Night-heron (Nycticorax calendonicus)
          31.10.09