Daniel Bastaja
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One of the commonest #shorebirds at the Western Treatment Plant ... Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). #WaderWednesday #sandpipers #waders #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria
November 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
One of the commonest #shorebirds at the Western Treatment Plant ... Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata). #WaderWednesday #sandpipers #waders #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria
Another one for #WaderWednesday Black-fronted Dotterel (Thinornis melanops) at the Western Treatment Plant #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingAustralia #BirdingVictoria #shorebirds #plovers #waders
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Another one for #WaderWednesday Black-fronted Dotterel (Thinornis melanops) at the Western Treatment Plant #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingAustralia #BirdingVictoria #shorebirds #plovers #waders
It's Wednesday morning in Australia. That means another #WaderWednesday is upon us. Here is a Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) at the Western Treatment Plant SW of Melbourne. #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingAustralia #BirdingVictoria #plovers #shorebirds #waders
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It's Wednesday morning in Australia. That means another #WaderWednesday is upon us. Here is a Red-kneed Dotterel (Erythrogonys cinctus) at the Western Treatment Plant SW of Melbourne. #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingAustralia #BirdingVictoria #plovers #shorebirds #waders
This was the commonest parrot by far in Dandenong Ranges National Park's Sherbrooke Forest... Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans). #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #parrots
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This was the commonest parrot by far in Dandenong Ranges National Park's Sherbrooke Forest... Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans). #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #parrots
Strange parrot vibes today. This Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) was hanging around a nest hole in a big eucalyptus tree but the hole was occupied by a pair of Crimson Rosellas. 😲 Maybe the Rosellas were the maid and the butler. 😂 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Strange parrot vibes today. This Australian King Parrot (Alisterus scapularis) was hanging around a nest hole in a big eucalyptus tree but the hole was occupied by a pair of Crimson Rosellas. 😲 Maybe the Rosellas were the maid and the butler. 😂 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Near the tail end of my 10K hike through the eucalyptus forest today, I managed to find a Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae). This was the only photo I could manage. A female so it didn't have the long curvy tail feathers. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #Lyrebirds
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Near the tail end of my 10K hike through the eucalyptus forest today, I managed to find a Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae). This was the only photo I could manage. A female so it didn't have the long curvy tail feathers. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #Lyrebirds
Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis) .. the commonest Cisticola in Australia. This little guy was quite vocal, calling non-stop for several minutes. Looking for his true love ♥️ 😃 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #cisticolas
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Golden-headed Cisticola (Cisticola exilis) .. the commonest Cisticola in Australia. This little guy was quite vocal, calling non-stop for several minutes. Looking for his true love ♥️ 😃 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #cisticolas
New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #honeyeaters
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
New Holland Honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae) #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #honeyeaters
I was standing near a bush just to get some photos of the Superb Fairywren when I realized the male's behaviour indicated there was a nest in the bush. So I backed off and he was able to deliver the food. 😀👍 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #fairywrens
November 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I was standing near a bush just to get some photos of the Superb Fairywren when I realized the male's behaviour indicated there was a nest in the bush. So I backed off and he was able to deliver the food. 😀👍 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #fairywrens
♂️ Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) from this morning at the Werribee Zoo parking lot. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #Fairywrens
November 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
♂️ Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) from this morning at the Werribee Zoo parking lot. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #Fairywrens
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Stripey-faced Duck 😄 aka Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa). Looking at that Latin name, maybe we can call it the Supercilious Duck 😅 #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingAustralia #BirdingVictoria #ducks #waterfowl
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Stripey-faced Duck 😄 aka Pacific Black Duck (Anas superciliosa). Looking at that Latin name, maybe we can call it the Supercilious Duck 😅 #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingAustralia #BirdingVictoria #ducks #waterfowl
A nice male Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)... aka the Australian Wood Duck. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #ducks #waterfowl
November 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A nice male Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)... aka the Australian Wood Duck. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #ducks #waterfowl
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) along the Yarra River in downtown Melbourne #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #waders #shorebirds #plovers #lapwings
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Masked Lapwing (Vanellus miles) along the Yarra River in downtown Melbourne #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #waders #shorebirds #plovers #lapwings
No European Starlings in downtown Melbourne, but lots and lots of these guys... Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis). This one missing a few toes. 😬 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #mynas
November 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
No European Starlings in downtown Melbourne, but lots and lots of these guys... Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis). This one missing a few toes. 😬 #BirdingAustralia #BirdingMelbourne #BirdingVictoria #mynas
From the springtime. Two ♂️ White #Storks fighting over a prime nesting site. #BirdingHungary #waders #bigbirds
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
From the springtime. Two ♂️ White #Storks fighting over a prime nesting site. #BirdingHungary #waders #bigbirds
More archival footage. What do #storks do when they're not delivering babies? On their day off, they go fishing. 🎣 😃 #BirdingHungary #storks #waders
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
More archival footage. What do #storks do when they're not delivering babies? On their day off, they go fishing. 🎣 😃 #BirdingHungary #storks #waders
More from the archives. One of my very fav European #birds Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria). Uncommon but quite regular winter visitor to Hungary. Nuthatch-sized and grey like most rocks, so can be hard to spot, but its twitchiness really helps. #BirdingHungary #wallcreepers
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
More from the archives. One of my very fav European #birds Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria). Uncommon but quite regular winter visitor to Hungary. Nuthatch-sized and grey like most rocks, so can be hard to spot, but its twitchiness really helps. #BirdingHungary #wallcreepers
The Ivory Gull and a Black-headed Gull trying to see who has the nicest wings. 😄 Hard to get definition on the Ivory Gull's wings because the flight feathers are so absurdly white and translucent. It's like a ghost. 👻 #BirdingPoland #gulls #IvoryGulls
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Ivory Gull and a Black-headed Gull trying to see who has the nicest wings. 😄 Hard to get definition on the Ivory Gull's wings because the flight feathers are so absurdly white and translucent. It's like a ghost. 👻 #BirdingPoland #gulls #IvoryGulls
Not much fresh material lately because preparing for my Australia trip, so here is something from the archives. This month last year.. the Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) in Poland. Only my second ever. A couple of days after this photo, it was dead.. likely from bird flu. 😢 #BirdingPoland #gulls
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Not much fresh material lately because preparing for my Australia trip, so here is something from the archives. This month last year.. the Ivory Gull (Pagophila eburnea) in Poland. Only my second ever. A couple of days after this photo, it was dead.. likely from bird flu. 😢 #BirdingPoland #gulls
By far the commonest large gull in Hungary.. Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans). Note the dark eye, clean winter head, lack of gonydeal angle on the lower mandible and the white "tongues" extending into the black on the wingtips. #BirdingHungary #gulls #seegulls
November 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
By far the commonest large gull in Hungary.. Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans). Note the dark eye, clean winter head, lack of gonydeal angle on the lower mandible and the white "tongues" extending into the black on the wingtips. #BirdingHungary #gulls #seegulls
♂️ Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) looking dapper in his fresh breeding livery. They always look so nice when they finally ditch that eclipse plumage. #BirdingHungary #waterfowl #ducks
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
♂️ Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) looking dapper in his fresh breeding livery. They always look so nice when they finally ditch that eclipse plumage. #BirdingHungary #waterfowl #ducks
A few Common Cranes (Grus grus) in overflight. #BirdingHungary #FallMigration2025
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A few Common Cranes (Grus grus) in overflight. #BirdingHungary #FallMigration2025
You've heard of Sears Roebuck? Well, here's what a roebuck looks like. Their antlers never get larger than this. Typically a short two or three pointer. #WildHungary #deer #ungulates
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
You've heard of Sears Roebuck? Well, here's what a roebuck looks like. Their antlers never get larger than this. Typically a short two or three pointer. #WildHungary #deer #ungulates