MALLEEFOWL MAGIC | spotting the nomadic BLACK Honeyeater (Hattah-Kulkyne)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2023
- Hattah-Kulkyne has some pretty amazing birds! Our Mallee road trip took us on a birding extravaganza on this one day to see such rare birds in Victoria such as the Black Honeyeater which has made an appearance for a short time visiting from inland Australia.
For more information about the Black Honeyeater:
ebird.org/species/blahon1
We saw some beautiful birds & reptiles again on this trip such as the Mulga Parrot, Shingleback Lizard and the White-browed Woodswallows which was great to see.
But.... our most amazing experience on this Hattah trip was spotting a magnificent and almost ghostlike Malleefowl that appeared & disappeared without warning. Malleefowl are silent ground dwelling birds with really big feet! They are in the family of Megapodiidae (Magapodes) which means BIG FEET. They use these big feet to dig gravelly & sandy mounds to incubate their eggs and they are the only megapode that is adapted to live in semi-arid environments. It was a truly special moment to see this amazing bird!! (apologies for the wobbly footage though... we had to take video hand held as we would have missed the moment trying to get our tripods up). Also, if you're wondering if this Malleefowl was a female or a male... we don't know either!! (both sexes look the same)
For more information on the Malleefowl:
ebird.org/species/mallee1
Anyway, we hope you enjoy this second instalment of our Mallee road trip (well... third if you count the Orange Chat!!).
Thanks for watching our Mallee Road Trip series!! Next stop..... Wyperfeld
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Lovely, lovely, lovely. Thank you.
Thank you so much for watching!! 😀 ~ Karen
We are very lucky to have mallee country so easily accessible.
For sure!! 😀 It might be a bit of a drive... but it's really not that far away to find remote & amazing wildlife & landscapes. It's quite a wonderful area!! ~ Karen
I think my most enjoyable part was seeing the excitement & happiness when you find the birds your looking for. Makes for great videos, congrats & keep them coming.
Thanks!! 😀 Tom is so funny! He's the best for excited reactions! 🤣 ~ Karen
Fantastic what a find Mallee Fowl well done😂😂😂❤❤❤
Thanks! 😀 The Malleefowl was such a highlight!! I'd never seen one before so seeing it just walking past us was a real buzz!! ~ Karen
Another lovely video, filled with amazing creatures! I'm so happy for the special treat you received at the end. Thanks for sharing all these wonders with us.
Thank you so much! 😀 The Malleefowl was such a highlight!! Nimal & Tom saw one very briefly at Murray Sunset but this experience was just amazing!! Gorgeous birds!! ~ Karen
Well... what a treat! Or rather: so *many* treats! That Black Honeyeater looks more like a Sunbird, that's for sure 🙂And the almost heartbreakingly cuteness of the bare ear of the Malleefowl, looking so vulnerable 😍Also: the heartwarming return of the Apostlebirds 🥰I love this Mallee adventure of yours!
Thank you so much!! 😀 We did quite well on this trip to Hattah!! The Apostlebirds are kind of a guarantee which is always great as I love them!! The Black Honeyeater was fabulous for Tom & Nimal as they had that on their list to see (I missed it 🙃). And the Malleefowl was such a bonus!! We'd just got in the car to go & Nimal said.... "what's that?!" and there it was!!! And it just wandered out of the bush and casually roamed across the path. Amazing!! It was the first time I'd ever seen one so how great to get such a good view!! ~ Karen
Gorgeous Black Honey Eater. That Central Bearded Dragon was cute. Shinglebacks, more birds and you have captured them so well. Loving the landscape and how inquisitive are those Apostle birds. ....Awesome you saw a Mallee Fowl. Well done guys. 🙏🏼👍🏼🤠
Thanks! 😀 We saw quite a few surprises on this trip! The Apostlebirds are always a highlight but the Malleefowl was so amazing!! I'd never seen one before so it was quite the highlight! ~ Karen
great video wth some excelent images 👌
Thank you! 😀 We were really lucky to see them (particularly the Malleefowl)! ~ Karen
Great video as always
Thanks!! Very much appreciated 😀 ~ Karen
Great stuff - some top birds beautifully shot.
Thank you! 😀 It was a great trip! So many fabulous birds to see ~ Karen
Great work again.
Thank you! 😀 It was a great trip! So many things to see ~ Karen
Great vid and great job mixing the music, balanced with the stereo onsite footage❤
Thanks! Music in videos can sometimes be the hardest part putting them together! So glad it worked! 😀 ~ Karen
mallee fowl ! wow
yeah that was soooo cool to see! 😀 We had just got back in the car to leave and Nimal noticed something in the bush so we all jumped out of the car grabbing cameras! (explains the not so stable video!! 😅) ~ Karen
I'm planning on flying to Mildura one day, hiring a car and driving to Hattah, maybe also Mungo NP in NSW. Can't be bothered with that long drive from Melbourne. @@naturephotographychallenge
@@craig9563 we did that one weekend! 😅 We flew to Mildura, rented a car & drove to Woolworths carpark just to see a Little Raven! It was a really fun trip! Hattah is probably an hour away from Mildura I think.... but yeah... good idea!
@@naturephotographychallenge don’t we have little ravens across Melbourne ? I thought so. (And Australian ravens up in NSW?)
@@craig9563 Yes sorry my mistake!! We went up there to see a Little Crow! 😀
Hi you lovely people great vids as usual, been watching you here in England for 3 years now😊
Thanks so much! 😀 Hi to you over there in the Uk! 👋 ~ Karen
Hello Karen, thanks for reply, as much as I love the birds you also get some lovely pics of the whole spectrum of wild life and that is just as important, keep up the good work, GLENN
@@GlennHickson Thanks Glenn! It's so nice to get feedback about our videos. Nimal is the birder and I just love seeing everything. I've definitely learned so much about birds lately but I particularly love anything fluffy or lizardy 😅 and we enjoy seeing their behaviour & habitat ~ Karen
Hi Nimal, love the photos of the storm patrols, so lovely to be able to see them from land, I have had pelagics around the Golapagos and it is like a different world, well done
@@GlennHickson Wow a pelagic around the Galapagos must have been amazing!! Nimal was very excited to see the Storm Petrel. He'd been there a week ago after work & didn't have his camera so it was great to go back & the Petrel was still there! 😀
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Thank you so much! 😀