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Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) at UQ Lakes
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Welcome Swallow in perched on a wire showing off it's blue iridescence.
August 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Took some pics at University of Queensland Lakes this morning. Harsh lighting, and the birds were very judgemental!

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Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) judging me Australasian Swamphen (Porphyrio melanotus) judging me Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) judging me. Black Flying Fox (Pteropus alecto) also judging me!
August 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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The fountain at University of Queensland Lakes. Given the harsh sunlight at the time, I feel it works much better as a black & white image.
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Fountain spraying in bright sunlight.
August 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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The existential dread when a Pacific Black Duck x Mallard hybrid realises that its bill looks like a cartoon dog!
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Pacific Black Duck x Mallard hybrid swims towards the camera.
August 19, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Some down-time around #UQLakes yesterday
November 29, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus) can look quite beautiful. However, at other times...
From UQ Lakes, last Saturday.

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Australian Pelican being very inelegant by turning its bottom jaw inside out through pushing down on its curved neck. Australan Pelican reaching for that under-wing itch. Australian Pelican with wide open bill wondering if Mavis had heard the latest goss. "You're having a laugh" Australian Pelican with wide open bill anthropomorphized.
August 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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‪@alan678.bsky.social 's #BirdOfTheDay theme is celebrating #WorldOceansDay

Australian Pelicans (Pelecanus conspicillatus) are bloody weirdos! "Serene ships on a still ocean" my fat ...
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Close up of a pelican showing its punk hairdo, yellow eye ring, black eye, pink bill with blue stripe, black wings. Its bill is tucked under its wings. Close up of a pelican showing its punk hairdo, yellow eye ring, black eye, pink bill with blue stripe, black wings. Its bill is tucked under its wings. Close up of a pelican showing its black wings, yellow eye ring, black eye, pink bill with blue stripe. The bird has its mouth open oh so very wide that its lower bill is turned inside out. Pelican scratching that itch.
June 8, 2026 at 5:53 AM