Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Watery Wednesday ~ Barrages at Goolwa


The glassy Murray River water banked up above the barrages


noisily rushing through


providing splendid fishing grounds for this Australian darter,
Anhinga novaehollandiae.


Now you see him


now you don't.



All photos enlarge.

Thanks to 2sweetnsaxy we can all join in to this meme and
get our feet wet.

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18 comments:

  1. Photo CacheNovember 9, 2010 at 2:22 PM

    great captures. it looks pretty serene out there (image 1)

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  2. Sylvia KNovember 9, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    Lovely captures as always! You did have a beautiful trip, didn't you, Arija? Hope you're doing well.

    Sylvia

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  3. JimNovember 9, 2010 at 2:42 PM

    Great river shots.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  4. Pamela Terry and EdwardNovember 9, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    Beautiful vanishing bird.
    What kind is he?

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  5. Gwen BuchananNovember 9, 2010 at 3:21 PM

    Hi Arija, this bird looks like our Cormorant in Eastern Canada...he dives and then dries his wings in the sun. Does he have a different name down under?

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  6. Joahna VernNovember 9, 2010 at 3:32 PM

    cool river shots, my friend. and those lovely flowers, too!

    Happy Wednesday. :)

    I added you in my blogroll. 'Hope you add me too. :) Thanks!

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  7. CathyNovember 9, 2010 at 4:14 PM

    Love the look of his tail - wonder what he caught for his dinner
    Cathy

    Still Waters

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  8. Chubskulit RoseNovember 9, 2010 at 6:05 PM

    My favorite among those beautiful shots is the second one.

    Water Fall

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  9. LeoraNovember 9, 2010 at 6:51 PM

    Love the disappearing bird. He's an elegant one.

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  10. UnknownNovember 9, 2010 at 8:00 PM

    marvelous series of shots. the first photo is relaxing.

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  11. GaelynNovember 9, 2010 at 10:42 PM

    This is a delightful series Arija.

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  12. magiceyeNovember 10, 2010 at 12:59 AM

    beautiful set of images!!

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  13. indicaspeciesNovember 10, 2010 at 3:40 AM

    Lovely captures. Have a good day Arija.

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  14. Ces AdorioNovember 10, 2010 at 5:49 AM

    Oooooh I love this series of photographs especially the first one. The second one scares me. I am reminded of dams and bad experiences but just the same I like being tempted. Have a beautiful day! Tsup! Tsup!!!

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  15. AnonymousNovember 10, 2010 at 5:56 AM

    Amazing photo collage. Thanks for this.

    All the best, Boonie

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  16. RandiNovember 10, 2010 at 7:32 AM

    Great shots of the river... and the bird of cause. He did not like to be photographed...which I can understand... :-)

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  17. Martha ZNovember 10, 2010 at 9:17 AM

    We saw some of your darters at the San Diego Zoo recently. There were two nesting pairs and the two males were arguing over nesting material. We spent some time watchin them. They look similar to the cormorants we have here.

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  18. LinneaNovember 12, 2010 at 9:26 PM

    Those birds are clever little devils, aren't they! Nice watery post from your part of the world. Thanks for stopping by at mine.

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