Thursday, November 18, 2021

Semaphore, South Australia... it's for the birds!

Pelican
This pelican seems to rule Semaphore. Below is a photo of one of his mates painting the Semaphore Jetty.
Pelican
The largest, most amazing bird of Semaphore is long gone. The Emu. Instead of preserving their habitat, the locals prefer to destroy it, and have fake Emus instead.
fake emus
fake emus
One bird you will see and hear heaps of is the seagull.
seagull
seagull
seagull
You will encounter many different birds wandering around the beach.
ibis
terns
pacific gull
juvenile pacific gull
You will also see many birds in the dunes and on the foreshore. These are Galahs.
galah
Unfortunately, Semaphore has its share of invasive Europeans, including these feral pigeons.
feral pigeons
There are heaps of other birds you will constantly see, like magpies, lorakeets, willy wagtails, etc... Not sure who these guys are.
birds
This galah seems to have been seperated from the group.
galah
Fly like a seagull, to the sea...
seagull
Be kind to our feathered friends.
sunset pelican