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Peter Barnes
7 months ago

“Your feet’s too big”
Juvenile comb-crested Jacana
Ngurrungurrudjba

#photography #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #Ngurrungurrudjba #jacana #nature #billabong #art #AYearForArt #PhotographyIsArt

A juvenile comb-crested Jacana, standing improbably on a lily-pad, seen in profile facing left. The bird’s toes are huge, relative to the size of the bird, almost as long overall as its body. Otherwise it’s normally proportioned, with adult brown fledging nearly complete on its back and head, while the black band across its chest not yet complete. Its neck, throat and belly are white. Its distinctive red wattle is still growing and pale.
Mark@RCR 🌀
10 months ago

The World's Best Are Back, Road To The Rip Curl WSL Finals Begins At The Billabong Pro Pipeline | DAWN PATROL

🏄‍♂️ #Surf #RipCurl #WorldSurfLeague #Billabong #ProPipeline2023 #Event1

Jan 29 - Feb 10, 2023 - Oahu, #Hawaii

https://www.worldsurfleague.com/posts/511006/dawn-patrol-billabong-pro-pipeline

Jake Coppinger
11 months ago

Friday after work at Marrinawi Cove (Barangaroo) in the Sydney CBD! It’s less than 15 minutes walk from Circular Quay or Wynyard stations.

Swimming became legal here last Monday with the improving water quality and a shark net.

The pier wall in the far right has become a jumping rock 😀
#sydney #barangaroo #billabong #ocean #swimming #harbour

Peter Barnes
11 months ago

Time for something uplifting.

White-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) over Ngurrungurrudjba billabong, NT.

#photography #wildlife #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #nature #Ngurrungurrudjba #billabong #flying #eagles

A white-bellied sea eagle in flight towards us at a slight angle, very low over the waters of a billabong and not far from the photographer. Behind it is the grassy, variable shoreline, and further back still a dense line of melaleucas signaling the permanent edge of the billabong. The eagle's wings are spread wide, the dark wingtips lower than its white body. It's a powerful and imposing sight.
Peter Barnes
11 months ago

A moment’s reflection

Eastern Great egret, Ngurrungurrudjba

(Portrait orientation)
#photography #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #nature #egret #kakadu #ngurrungurrudjba #billabong #reflection

An Eastern Great egret, white with yellow beak, stands in profile with neck extended, looking into the distance. It’s standing in shallow water on the shore of the billabong. Behind it are rocks and tree trunks and roots, while in the foreground its white reflection is broken up by gentle ripples into a series of lessening white sigils.