What a day! Although Shirley and I had recently
visited the peninsula, I needed to mark a lot of new nests, and so we made
another trip. Upon arriving in our borrowed craft we saw our first gull
copulation! Yay! The first of three pairings that I saw! So soon there will be
eggs! I marked another 23 nests and that was hardly making a dent, all of a
sudden new nests are popping up! Once I had used all my available nest markers
I went to help Shirley with the disturbance trials, although I don’t do too
much. I really enjoy it, I am helping to the maximum capacity I can, but while
I wait for my cue I get to look around and take photos. This is when I managed
to get some cool photos of a ladybug, a butterfly, and a copulation! I am so
enjoying being out and doing fieldwork, and I have a horrendous t-shirt tan to
show for it!
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| Copulation in birds - it's a balancing act! |
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| A pretty ladybug. |
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| Enjoying the other organisms on the peninsula. |
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| Very stoked with this photo! |
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| It has only been a few days but the Sacred Ibis chicks are growing fast! |
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