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Aythya australis

10 Hardhead at Fyshwick, ACT

Aythya australis at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Dec 2021
Aythya australis at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Dec 2021
Aythya australis at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Dec 2021
Aythya australis at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Dec 2021
Aythya australis at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Dec 2021
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Aythya australis 23 Dec 2021 MatthewFrawley
Aythya australis 23 Dec 2021 RodDeb

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includes 2 families seen one pair with 5 ducklings and another pair with 2 ducklings - seen at the same time but they stayed apart from each other, also quite a few flying around

4 comments

   23 Dec 2021
Love the formation flying shots.
RodDeb wrote:
   23 Dec 2021
Thanks Matthew
DonFletcher wrote:
   24 Dec 2021
Awesome pic! Magic how you got them to beat their wings in time.
RodDeb wrote:
   24 Dec 2021
Thanks Don

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Haliastur sphenurus (Whistling Kite) at Fyshwick, ACT - 11 May 2020 by RodDeb
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Stictonetta naevosa (Freckled Duck) at Fyshwick, ACT - 5 Feb 2020 by tom.tomward@gmail.com
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Elanus axillaris (Black-shouldered Kite) at Fyshwick, ACT - 23 Dec 2019 by RodDeb
Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis) at Fyshwick, ACT - 12 Dec 2019 by RodDeb
Calidris acuminata (Sharp-tailed Sandpiper) at Fyshwick, ACT - 12 Dec 2019 by Marthijn
Gallinago hardwickii (Latham's Snipe) at Fyshwick, ACT - 4 Dec 2019 by RodDeb
Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill) at Fyshwick, ACT - 28 Nov 2019 by jbromilow50
Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis) at Fyshwick, ACT - 27 Nov 2019 by Christine
Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt) at Fyshwick, ACT - 27 Nov 2019 by RodDeb
Threskiornis spinicollis (Straw-necked Ibis) at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Nov 2019 by Marthijn
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Plegadis falcinellus (Glossy Ibis) at Fyshwick, ACT - 15 Nov 2019 by rawshorty
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Acrocephalus australis (Australian Reed-Warbler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 31 Oct 2019 by RodDeb
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Lewinia pectoralis (Lewin's Rail) at Fyshwick, ACT - 30 Sep 2019 by roymcd
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Lewinia pectoralis (Lewin's Rail) at Fyshwick, ACT - 25 Sep 2019 by rawshorty
Recurvirostra novaehollandiae (Red-necked Avocet) at Fyshwick, ACT - 25 Sep 2019 by rawshorty
Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill) at Fyshwick, ACT - 25 Sep 2019 by rawshorty
Anax papuensis (Australian Emperor) at Fyshwick, ACT - 20 Sep 2019 by rawshorty
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 Sep 2019 by Christine
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019 by AlisonMilton
Spatula rhynchotis (Australasian Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019 by AlisonMilton
Zapornia pusilla (Baillon's Crake) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019 by Alison Milton
Anax papuensis (Australian Emperor) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019 by AlisonMilton
Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019 by AlisonMilton
Ptilotula penicillata (White-plumed Honeyeater) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019 by Alison Milton
Zapornia pusilla (Baillon's Crake) at Fyshwick, ACT - 15 Sep 2019 by Marthijn
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 13 Sep 2019 by RodDeb
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Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 12 Sep 2019 by roymcd
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by RodDeb
Chlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by RodDeb
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by Liam.m
Chlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by jbromilow50
Acrocephalus australis (Australian Reed-Warbler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by jbromilow50
Spatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 10 Sep 2019 by rawshorty
Chlidonias hybrida (Whiskered Tern) at Fyshwick, ACT - 8 Sep 2019 by RodDeb
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Himantopus leucocephalus (Pied Stilt) at Fyshwick, ACT - 1 Aug 2019 by rawshorty
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Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck) at Fyshwick, ACT - 26 Jul 2019 by RodDeb
Tringa nebularia (Common Greenshank) at Fyshwick, ACT - 26 May 2019 by rawshorty
Elanus axillaris (Black-shouldered Kite) at Fyshwick, ACT - 19 May 2019 by RodDeb
Haliastur sphenurus (Whistling Kite) at Fyshwick, ACT - 26 Apr 2019 by roymcd
Haliastur sphenurus (Whistling Kite) at Fyshwick, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 by RodDeb
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull) at Fyshwick, ACT - 18 Apr 2019 by RodDeb
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Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Blue Water Speedwell) at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Mar 2019 by JaneR
Paspalum distichum (Water Couch) at Fyshwick, ACT - 22 Mar 2019 by JaneR
Erythrogonys cinctus (Red-kneed Dotterel) at Fyshwick, ACT - 15 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Oriolus sagittatus (Olive-backed Oriole) at Fyshwick, ACT - 9 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Fyshwick, ACT - 9 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Erythrogonys cinctus (Red-kneed Dotterel) at Fyshwick, ACT - 9 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Spatula rhynchotis (Australasian Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 15 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird) at Fyshwick, ACT - 14 Feb 2019 by Christine
Gallinago hardwickii (Latham's Snipe) at Fyshwick, ACT - 8 Feb 2019 by Christine
Zapornia tabuensis (Spotless Crake) at Fyshwick, ACT - 8 Feb 2019 by Christine
Gallinago hardwickii (Latham's Snipe) at Fyshwick, ACT - 6 Feb 2019 by RodDeb
Zapornia pusilla (Baillon's Crake) at Fyshwick, ACT - 28 Jan 2019 by MatthewFrawley
Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck) at Fyshwick, ACT - 28 Jan 2019 by MatthewFrawley
Platalea regia (Royal Spoonbill) at Fyshwick, ACT - 27 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Eurystomus orientalis (Dollarbird) at Fyshwick, ACT - 24 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian Pelican) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Threskiornis molucca (Australian White Ibis) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Spatula rhynchotis (Australasian Shoveler) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Jan 2019 by RodDeb
Anas castanea (Chestnut Teal) at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Jan 2019 by RodDeb

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  • Aythya australis Scientific name
  • Hardhead Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1062m Recorded at altitude
  • 202 images trained Machine learning
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