Birding Bowra Part 2 – Pond & Homestead Area

There are some great places to see birds just a few steps from the shearers cabin at Bowra Station.  Getting up at dawn, bringing a chair outside and watching the birds wake up is very rewarding!

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Black-winged Stilts are very common here.

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White-breasted Woodswallows

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Black-fronted Dotterel

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Another stilt

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Red-winged Parrot

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Rainbow Bee-eater

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Spoonbill

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Red-rumped Parrot

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Spotted Bowerbird with Bower

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Kangaroos

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Paddy Melons – food for hungry parrots

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We’ve all seen pet Budgies but nothing beats seeing them in the wild!  They have nests in the trees near the homestead.

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Red-rump Parrot

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Red-winged Parrot

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More Budgies

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Beautiful Red-winged Parrot posing nicely

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Red-rumps are usually in the trees around the pond

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