great shots thank you. One bird mid size on ground - I don’t recognise species. nightjar? Very peaceful place - enjoy!
Thank you @snowgum . That’s a female Satin Bowerbird They’re completely different plumage to the males, which have a superb electric blue sheen. Both have electric blue eyes, and the males purloin blue items to decorate their bower nests, and entice the females. We’ve found their bowers littered with blue pen caps, bottle caps and other blue bits and pieces. We’ve been entertained watching the male trying to pilfer blue items from around our place that are far too big and heavy, such as our chainsaw carrier, or a section of blue on a large crate. The pair of juveniles below waiting for dad to feed them are similar to the females, but are darker brown and more darkly speckled. You can see on the last picture, an older juvenile male is starting to grow it’s blue-black adult plumage, which they only begin to do when they’re around 6 or 7 years old and beginning to reach maturity.
Someone needs to explain the difference in notation between millilitres and megalitres to whoever writes the Buller Resort Roundup.
Yesterday My Buller lost one of its own . Big Dave from Black Mountain. What a genuine man. Always there to help. Always up for a chat. My Buller and surrounding communities will miss him dearly. RIP Dave
As perfect send off as it could be. Thanks for giving him one last run. Wish I was there to ride with him one last time
What a send-off. Was just perfect, amazing job by everyone involved, tears were shed during the live stream when the boys skied him down Baldy.
watching from the mid station and see them skiing down badly followed by skiddo and groomers was one of the most moving things I have ever seen. A large group of his motorcycle mates met the hearse at Mirimbah and escorted it along the road. RIP Dave
