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King Parrot, male and female, Floriade 2007, Canberra
2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report #6
The King Parrot would have to be one of Australia’s most beautiful birds. It is a bird of the eastern states of Australia, so I do not get to see it all that often.
The pair shown in the photo above was taken […]

Floriade 2007, Canberra
2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report #4
We had two main motivations for including Canberra in this holiday trip. The first was to include a visit to Floriade, the second, a visit to the Australian National Botanic Gardens. On our first afternoon in the nation’s capital we went to Floriade 2007.
Floriade 2007, Canberra

This […]

Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra
2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report #3
On our first day in Canberra we found a lovely spot on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin for lunch. This artificial lake in the heart of Canberra is a magnificent setting for this beautiful city, our national capital. From our picnic spot we could see […]

2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report #2
Yesterday I wrote about my first visit to the Jerrabomberra Wetlands in Canberra. The water birds were a little quiet and I only saw a handful of species. The bush birds around the wetlands were quite another matter. A range of trees and bushes have been planted around the […]

Purple Swamphen
2007 Australian Capital Territory trip report #1

One of the places I wanted to visiting to go birding while in Canberra was the Jerrabomberra Wetlands near the centre of Canberra and adjacent to Lake Burley Griffin. I’d heard quite a bit about these wetlands from the internet chat group Canberra Birds.
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