ML373379041

Age

Not specified

Sex

Not specified

Observation details

Adult bird with the species' distinctive white front to the face giving it it's "skeleton/reptilian like" appearance. Feeding on mistletoe flowers on a Black Wattle along Monkey Bear Track at -38.019613,147.508857 (as per Google maps). Was weakly harassed a few times by a New Holland HE and a Little Wattlebird but returned to feeding shortly after. Was viewed from less than 10m, photographed and filmed. This record is approximately 210 kms from the nearest White- fronted HE records near Glenn Waverley in 2020 and approxinately 220 kms from a 2020 record near Albury. Vegetation type is listed as Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland adjacent the Gippsland Lakes and is currently very heathy due to recovery from previous disturbances. A couple of muddy ruts on the tracks to the site might require 4x4 to access. Quite a surprising find indeed and a long way from its usual range centred on the more arid parts of the continent and in Victoria, the mallee areas of the north west!!

Technical information

Model

DMC-FZ300

ISO

100

Focal length

99.5 mm

Flash

Flash did not fire

f-stop

f/4.0

Shutter speed

1/320 sec

Dimensions

3264 pixels x 2176 pixels

Original file size

4.16 MB