A sunny , if hazy, morning and a few shots from the Tower Hide at MPNR
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Osprey with brunch
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Black-faced Spoonbill with leg bands
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Grey Heron ('cos I'm not speciesist)
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European Spoonbill, so far the winter's only one
It's getting very dry and autumnal. The season of hill fires will soon be upon us.