Wildlife found throughout the area
Australasian Grebe - Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
A small water bird commonly seen in wetlands habitats with plenty of aquatic vegetation. Usually floats with his feathers fluffed out making him look quite portly. To gather food the grebe dives deep (to a depth of 3m) leaving barely a ripple on the surface and reappears at distances of up to 10m away.
He occasionally flies with much wing flapping and running on the water first and can defend his territory against rivals in the breeding season. The voice is a rather harsh chittering.
The Australasian Grebe is wide spread throughout Australia except in the dry regions. It is most common in the dark blue areas on the map.
A bees nest which was just
off the pedestrian/cycle track
on the fence line of the wetlands Crested Pigeon with Ducks A pigeon at rest
A friendly Crested Pigeon Mud Larks are numerous throughout the Wetlands - they are
not afraid of people but move quickly if one gets to close
A happy little Pacific Black Kookaburra sitting in an
Duck resting in a stump hollow Sulphur-crested Cockatoo old gum tree
Heron strutting out in wetlands and in Dandenong Creek flood pond
An Ibis with some ducks near
one of the wetlands Baby Noisy Miner in song A Winton Farm agisted horse
Magpies are seen throughout the wetlands and surrounding area - their melodious songs are a delight to hear.
Galahs feeding in the wetlands Galahs at watering hole
Gang-gang Cockatoos not commonly seen in the area
Acrobatic Swallows at dusk feeding on flying insects -
they are very hard to photograph because of their very swift flight. Birds on a Wire
Pied Cormorants are frequent visitors to Winton Wetlands
Purple Swamp Hens -
can occasionally be seen darting around the wetlands Dusky Moorhens are also visitors
Homes for our "Feathered Friends"
Cocky Nesting Hole Bird Box
This is not a happy series of pictures they are of a dead tortoise - a baited net was placed in one of the wetlands and left overnight, resulting in the drowning of the tortoise. Tortoise are a protected endangered species.
why you should not feed the ducks!
