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Mike Funnell

@FunnellMike

Former SysProg moved on to being a payments specialist - and now trying to fully retire. Same username over with the pachyderms. First+last name up in the sky.

 Cheltenham, Sydney
Joined March 2019
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I hadn’t posted any photos of Lord Howe Island Woodhens from my recent trip. I love ‘em — and they’re now ubiquitous in remote and well- travelled parts of the island both 🥰 Here’s one with two chicks (taken by the guest laundry at my lodgings) 😍
A Lord Howe Island Woodhen and two chicks.

ALT A Lord Howe Island Woodhen and two chicks.

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..and Masked Boobys with a hungry chick at Mutton Bird Point on Lord Howe Island.
Masked Boobys with a hungry chick at Mutton Bird Point on Lord Howe Island

ALT Masked Boobys with a hungry chick at Mutton Bird Point on Lord Howe Island

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..a White Faced Heron flying off with a native skink (which didn’t make it)..
A White Faced Heron with lizard prey flying by the lagoon at Lord Howe Island

ALT A White Faced Heron with lizard prey flying by the lagoon at Lord Howe Island

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..a Black Noddy gathering nesting material..
A Black Noddy gathering nesting material by the lagoon beach on Lord Howe Island

ALT A Black Noddy gathering nesting material by the lagoon beach on Lord Howe Island

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..a Sacred Kingfisher..
A Sacred Kingfisher perched on a branch. Lord Howe Island.

ALT A Sacred Kingfisher perched on a branch. Lord Howe Island.

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Then some Red Tailed Tropicbirds..
A Red Tailed Tropicbird flying near The Clear Place on Lord Howe Island

ALT A Red Tailed Tropicbird flying near The Clear Place on Lord Howe Island

A Red Tailed Tropicbird flying near The Clear Place on Lord Howe Island

ALT A Red Tailed Tropicbird flying near The Clear Place on Lord Howe Island

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I didn’t post much here while I was away on Lord Howe Island (a long stay, which is a long story) but here are a few photos I took that I liked, starting with a Masked Booby..
A Masked Booby in flight near The Clear Place on Lord Howe Island

ALT A Masked Booby in flight near The Clear Place on Lord Howe Island

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I’d seen Pacific Emerald Doves around on this trip to Lord Howe Island — but not with camera in hand (mostly while riding my bike) .. up until this morning. One flew into some bushes. Then another. Then they, um, went about their business without seeming too fussed by me 🤷‍♂️😂
Image from Mike Funnell (@FunnellMike)
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Things have taken a tern for the better (a White Tern, in fact) now I’m holidaying on Lord Howe Island…
A White Tern flying to perch in a Norfolk Island Pine.

ALT A White Tern flying to perch in a Norfolk Island Pine.

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Hey, @DebsHol50 — we don’t know each other, at all, but a good friend of mine just posted this. Not my place to tell you what to do about it, but I thought to bring it to your attention. @MissIgraine
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Having managed a decent photo of the female yesterday, I thought I'd look to getting a photo of a male Scarlet Myzomela today. I think this one came out OK..
A male Scarlet Myzomela among bottlebrush blossom.

ALT A male Scarlet Myzomela among bottlebrush blossom.

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A female Scarlet Myzomela seen today while taking my camera for a walk:
A female Scarlet Myzomela feeding on bottlebrush blossom.

ALT A female Scarlet Myzomela feeding on bottlebrush blossom.

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Replying to @MissIgraine
Storms ⛈️ came through here about 20mins ago — a brief but substantial downpour with 💥 and ⚡️ …
Screenshot of storm front from BOM radar.

ALT Screenshot of storm front from BOM radar.

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A female Scarlet Myzomela seen today while taking my camera for a walk:
A female Scarlet Myzomela feeding on bottlebrush blossom.

ALT A female Scarlet Myzomela feeding on bottlebrush blossom.

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The rain held off long enough that I walked around for a bit with my camera this afternoon, looking for birds. I found some, too 😃 Yet the best photo of my walk was taken as I was leaving — just near our bins on our common property:
An Eastern Spinebill by a red Grevillea flower.

ALT An Eastern Spinebill by a red Grevillea flower.

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On my walk this afternoon I saw no crouching tigers 🐅 (well, I wouldn’t around here would I 🤭) but I did spot a hidden dragon..
An Australian Water Dragon peering through some foliage.

ALT An Australian Water Dragon peering through some foliage.

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I didn’t know if the rain would hold off long enough for me to go looking for birds, later, so I threw a camera in my 🚲 pannier when I rode to the shops. I took a photo of my friend “the library bird”:
A Sulphur Crested Cockatoo perched in a tree.

ALT A Sulphur Crested Cockatoo perched in a tree.

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Replying to @CathCath77
Not much today — but a Currawong did pose on a power line, just for me 😃
A Currawong perched on a power line.

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I was laughed at today, by a Kookaburra sitting in an old gum tree .. 😍
A Laughing Kookaburra perched on a dead branch.

ALT A Laughing Kookaburra perched on a dead branch.

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Replying to @FunnellMike @CathCath77
A friend of mine has been trialling an app to identify birds by their calls — which is kind of nice except both of us want photos 🙄😂
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It was rather late when I walked my camera today — and while I did spot other birds, well, the light wasn’t great 😬 As has been their wont of late, this little spinebill helped me by singing in a little ray of sunshine 😍
An Eastern Spinebill, mid-song, perched in a Grevillea bush in the late afternoon light.

ALT An Eastern Spinebill, mid-song, perched in a Grevillea bush in the late afternoon light.

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