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This is the Oriental Plover that's had hundreds of people stopping by the road in Avalon hoping to catch a glimpse (photo) of.
"It breeds in parts of Mongolia and China, migrating southwards each year to spend its non-breeding season in Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia."
So this shows how far off course this little fella is and how rare it is to see one down this far south.
It's always way back in the paddock so most people's photos are similar to this one. It's been hard to spot at times due to its size and how it blends into the surroundings.
"It breeds in parts of Mongolia and China, migrating southwards each year to spend its non-breeding season in Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia."
So this shows how far off course this little fella is and how rare it is to see one down this far south.
It's always way back in the paddock so most people's photos are similar to this one. It's been hard to spot at times due to its size and how it blends into the surroundings.
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Legend. Love these little dorks. Do you mind if I use this as a reference photo for a project I'm working on?
What a mint bird. Spectacular mullet.
Wow that's incredible.
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Love it. Much appreciated.
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Yeah it's great. Not too long ago got into a heated argument with someone that was adamant their wings weren't making the noise.Awwww!
I love when they take off their wings kind of squeak
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"Their mouth. How could wings even make that noise?"
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The hides are still at Serendip Sanctuary but the wild birds don't seem to go there so much now. Maybe some of it due to natural variability.
But the park has been mismanaged. There used to be a breeding program for endangered species. There were pond areas where you could see aquatic native animals close up in a fairly natural environment. There were emus, kangaroos and wallabies in larger enclosures but they were relocated. There was a classroom that local primary schools used to take their kids there for lessons a couple of times a year. It was all allowed to dilapidate, perhaps by design rather than ineptitude.
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But the park has been mismanaged. There used to be a breeding program for endangered species. There were pond areas where you could see aquatic native animals close up in a fairly natural environment. There were emus, kangaroos and wallabies in larger enclosures but they were relocated. There was a classroom that local primary schools used to take their kids there for lessons a couple of times a year. It was all allowed to dilapidate, perhaps by design rather than ineptitude.
CASE IN POINT: Business case reveals Parks Victoria's Serendip stance - Geelong Times
Parks Victoria opposed keeping a captive breeding program at Serendip Sanctuary, despite 90% of public submissions wanting it retained. The business case for the You Yangs Precinct recommends removing captive breeding holding areas, tunnels, exhibits, aviary, existing hides and fencing. Lara...
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The hides are still at Serendip Sanctuary but the wild birds don't seem to go there so much now. Maybe some of it due to natural variability.
But the park has been mismanaged. There used to be a breeding program for endangered species. There were pond areas where you could see aquatic native animals close up in a fairly natural environment. There were emus, kangaroos and wallabies in larger enclosures but they were relocated. There was a classroom that local primary schools used to take their kids there for lessons a couple of times a year. It was all allowed to dilapidate, perhaps by design rather than ineptitude.
CASE IN POINT: Business case reveals Parks Victoria's Serendip stance - Geelong Times
Parks Victoria opposed keeping a captive breeding program at Serendip Sanctuary, despite 90% of public submissions wanting it retained. The business case for the You Yangs Precinct recommends removing captive breeding holding areas, tunnels, exhibits, aviary, existing hides and fencing. Lara...
Yeah it's a damn shame they don't put more effort into the place.
If only they could set up a pipeline from the treatment plant to Serendip to pipe a lot of water back into Serendip's dried up wetlands areas it would revitalise the area immensely. To have the lake filled up again would be amazing.
The Emus are now mostly just wandering around out the back of the property where people aren't allowed to walk.
Having said that there is a sign up at present saying they have trail cams set up around the place to record what animals are where and what is present in the park so it's not completely been abandoned.
The hides are too far away or now in places where there's no water to draw the birds in closer.
Still can get some nice looking birds if you get lucky. Got these a few weeks back
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Went on a little hike today, within 100m I sadly saw the head of a crow and the head of a maggie. Do some predators usually leave behind the skull? It would make sense, just had a sinister air about it given how untouched and fresh they were.
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Cats can do that.
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That is what I was thinking. Poor buggers. Bloody cats.
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Cats are the worst but even dogs can cause massive problems. Their owners can be the absolute worst at times.
These little guys are Hooded Plovers. I was down at Ocean Grove on the weekend to take some snaps of them. They are listed as a Vulnerable breed. One step away from Endangered.
They breed on beaches close to the shoreline, so they are very vulnerable to coming in contact with people and other animals.
There are three pairs at present breeding from around Ocean Grove around to Bremlea. There are signs up everywhere and where they are nesting they put bollards around the area to have people stay away from the area.
Despite that entitled ********s still have their dogs off around where they are nesting and where their chicks have to move about once hatched.
Sadly one of the Ocean Grove pairs hatched three chicks but all three ended up being killed by a dog off lead.
Councils and Governments are to blame to as they don't do enough to have massive fines and officials etc in place to make people whose animals are off lead pay for their entitled actions.
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Love dogs to bits but yeah that pisses me off. If you can't respect the flora and fauna of this land then you don't deserve to keep any pet let alone one that can do some serious damage to what we have.
I foster retired greyhounds and I'm sick to death of bastards with their off lead dogs shouting out from 100m away "HES ALRIGHT"... it makes things difficult, especially considering they're little nippy things half the time, nibbling at my poor pups ankles while he tries to figure out what's going on and why he's being attacked.
I honestly never really consider the impact off leash dogs can have on our wildlife. Sad to hear about those chicks. Must happen more than we know.