Whilst much the huger number of pelicans favoured the Coorong’s north lagoon on 13 March 2024, a handful of them preferred to fish in and around the Murray’s mouth.
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At 3.13 pm on 13 March 2024 we were on our way back to Goolwa.
At that moment – forty minutes shy of the Goolwa Barrage – I loved the pictured combination of avian “group kerfuffle”, the slightly comic grace of “the lone pelican”, and the “unruffled tranquility” of the birds in the background.
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I took the featured photo at 3pm on 13 March 2024.
it shows the largest number of birds I have ever seen at one moment on the Coorong – a place I have visited more than a few times, over more than six decades.
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On 13 March 2024 there were enormous numbers of pelicans and cormorants in the Coorong’s north lagoon.
In the middle of the day, roosting was not yet on any birds’ agenda, so “flying high” was likely to be undertaken by pelicans and raptors, only.
i never tire of watching pelicans…
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My photo shows how “surprisingly” lush the vegetation can be on some parts of the Younghusband Peninsula.
On 13 March 2024 pelican numbers were within “normal” range for this part of the Coorong’s north lagoon – in my experience, at least.
Spoonbills, however, were “off the scale” – I had never before seen so many, there.
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This post’s two photos were taken within thirty seconds of each other.
Promenading pelicans sometimes resemble corpulent “captains of industry” at a “prestigious”, corporate “backslapping”,”bonding” or “charitable” event…or attendees at a political party’s “pay for access” fundraiser.
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This post’s photo was taken three minutes after the previous chapter’s featured image.
As you can see, at 12.40 pm on 13 March 2024, all cormorants near to “our” boat decided to take off.
The nearest pelicans and swans stayed put.
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After our stroll to & from the ocean beach side of the Younghusband Peninsula, “our” boat headed further south along the Coorong’s north lagoon.
It became progressively more apparent that we were visiting during “boom” time.
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Surrounded by many tiny birds (dotterels, I think) is a solitary example of the bird with the biggest bill of them all.
Almost immediately on our entering the northern (Murray mouth);end of the Coorong it was abundantly evident that we were witnessing “boom time”.
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Now considered by some demographers as part of “greater Perth”, Mandurah was once an “unspoilt”, sleepy little town on a very big inlet.
It is now Western Australia’s second largest city, with circa 100,000 permanent residents.
Famous/infamous for its “canal developments”, Mandurah still has a surprisingly rich array of natural attractions that are well-protected, but easy-to-access
One of them is an internationally significant bird sanctuary.
To reach it, some migratory birds travel considerably longer distances than do the English-born humans for whom Mandurah is also a “magnet”.
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