The lake, fountains and park offer a taste of tranquility in the midst of a fast-paced city.
The lake, fountains and park offer a taste of tranquility in the midst of a fast-paced city.
How do they not fly into each other ... amazing !
Bar-tailed Godwits in flight, Limosa lapponica, at Oyster Point, Redland, Queensland, Australia.

Photographed November 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved
Gaggle of Godwits !

Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica, at Oyster Point, Cleveland, Redland, Queensland, Australia.

Photographed November 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved
Pied Oystercatcher, Haematopus longirostris, at Oyster Point, Cleveland, Redland, Queensland, Australia.

Photographed November 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved
Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis, at Oyster Point, Cleveland, Redland, Queensland, Australia.
I've never noticed these birds in the Redland district in previous years.  This year I have seen two pairs of them.  I really hope they are not migrating to our area as they are an introduced pest.

Photographed November 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved..
Forest Kingfisher, Todiramphus macleayii, at Oyster Point, Cleveland, Redland, Queensland, Australia.

Photographed May 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
Closest I've got to one of these, and there's two of them !

Caspian Tern, Hydroprogne caspia, at Oyster Point, Cleveland, Redland, Queensland, Australia.

Photographed September 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
There's always a kingfisher to be found at Oyster Point.  Sit there quietly for long enough and you'll see one.  They're so small and speedy, it's easy to miss spotting one.  I went down there quite a few times before I saw one, and now that I know they're there, it's really easy to find one flitting in and out of the mangroves.


Forest Kingfisher, Todiramphus macleayii, at Oyster Point, Cleveland, Redland, Queensland, Australia.

Photographed September 2012 - © 2012 Lesley Bray Photography - All Rights Reserved.
The lake, fountains and park offer a taste of tranquility in the midst of a fast-paced city.
The lake, fountains and park offer a taste of tranquility in the midst of a fast-paced city.
The lake, fountains and park offer a taste of tranquility in the midst of a fast-paced city.
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