Backyard Zoology · 8 May 2018
2018-05-08T12:09:35+10:00
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No birds were harmed in the making of these photos. Oh, except for me, who should know better than to half lay, half crouch on rocks at this stage in my life and at this level of fitness 😳😂 

We had set out to find some new waders for me to tick off - it's been a while since I have seen new species and I'm missing that #birdnerdbuzz But alas, it was a big dip for us. Must admit though I was still pretty damn excited to see these guys - they are truly striking looking birds and even though I have seen them before, they are currently listed as endangered in New South Wales with only an estimated 200 breeding pairs dispersed over the entire coastline. So a very nice sighting indeed and why we didn't want to scare them off, hence the crouching and crawling and waiting - why didn't I get into birding 20 years ago when the body was still supple?! 😂

Pied Oystercatcher
Lake Illawarra

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