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#Jerrabomberra

Photos from a walk at #Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Canberra this afternoon (moody skies, a #Rakali, a #LittleGrassbird and an eclipse #SuperbFairywren).

There was also a #SpotlessCrake but it wasn't accommodating for photos.

Photo of water surrounded by marsh and with scattered reeds and dark grey clouds over head.

A Rakali or Australian Water-rat on a log in a river. It is surrounded by ripples and the fur is matted with water.

A Little Grassbird perching on broken reeds on the wet mud of a marsh. It is a small streaked bird with a chestnut cap and a long grey-brown tail.

A male Superb Fairywren in its non-breeding plumage. It is standing on broken reeds on the wet mud of the marsh. The bird is cream below and has a long greyish-blue tail.

Some photos from late yesterday afternoon at #Jerrabomberra Wetlands (#Canberra).

Black Mountain (Canberra) at sunset. The sky is orange with purplish clouds at the top of the image. The view is a silhouette of the top of a hill with a needle-like telecommunications tower at the top.

A Royal Spoonbill (a white wading bird with a large black spoon-shaped bill) standing in shallow water at the edge of a patch of marshy vegetation.

A Red-browed Finch (a small greenish bird with a scarlet patch above the eye and the bill eating seeds from dry grasses. Most of the picture is brown and yellow with tall grassy stalks.

Two Eastern Grey Kangaroos looking down from a grassy bank. The sky is clear blue.

Buff-banded Rail this evening at #Jerrabomberra Wetlands in #Canberra - in the same place as the Spotless Crake a couple of weeks ago.

Grey and brown marsh bird with a red bill and white eyestripe walking through mud with a few broken reeds in the foreground.

I tried to photograph a very active Grey #Fantail at #Jerrabomberra yesterday evening. Only one shot was in focus, but I like how it showcases their boundless energy.

#bird #Canberra #Australia

Small grey bird, with white throat and patches above and behind the eye. The underside is a buffish cream. Even though both feet seem to be gripping a branch, the wings are open and flapping and the fan-shaped tail is spread. It's facing two-thirds away to the right and looks like a tiny grey peacock in mid display.

An Eastern Long-necked #Turtle (Chelodina longicollis) was crossing the footpath at #Jerrabomberra Wetlands here in #Canberra yesterday and immediately retreated into its shell when it saw us.

One eye was monitoring carefully to see if we were still there.

Freshwater turtle on a path. The view is from low in front of the turtle. It has drawn its long neck in, with the main loop to its right. A yellow eye can be seen watching under the edge of the shell, which is covered in a film of green algae.

Really nice walk around #Jerrabomberra Wetlands in #Canberra this evening. A #SpotlessCrake was showing well (just my second encounter) and there were two #Rakali (native water rats) in one of the channels. I've also included pictures of #AustralianPelicans and an #AustralasianDarter.

#Australia #birds #mammals