WHITE-FACED HERON, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

LITTLE PIED CORMORANT, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this cormorant as a Little Pied Cormorant by its short stubby yellow-sided bill, black above, white below and small crest.

   The Little Pied Cormorant is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 617.

EURASIAN COOT, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this bird as a Eurasian Coot by its white frontal shield and bill, red eyes and black head and neck gradually merging  to a slate-grey.

   The Eurasian Coot is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 616.

AUSTRALIAN PELICAN, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this pelican as an Australian Pelican by its predominantly white color with black wings and pink bill.  It is the only Pelican in Australia.
   The Australian Pelican is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 615.

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GREAT EGRET, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

ADULT AUSTRALASIAN SWAMPHEN & CHICKS, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID the adult bird as a Australasian Swamphen by its large red bill and shield, red eyes, orange-red legs, black head and nape, dark gray upperparts and purple-blue neck and chest.  This swamphen use to be a subspecies of the Purple Swamphen, but has been upgraded to a full species.

   The Australasian Swamphen is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 614.

VIEWS AT ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUTLEY, NEW, AUSTRALIA

   We visited and birded at Royal National Park this past Friday, Oct. 13, 2017.  It is about an hour drive from Sydney.  The park is beautiful and the birding was great.  We had a great birding guide - Bob Hynson.  He knew the hotspots, was great at spotting birds and really knew his birds.  Sharon and I were with our friends Bill and Eleanor Marr.