Anthus australis
1 Australian Pipit at Molonglo Valley, ACT
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| Anthus australis | natureguy | 15 Oct 2018 | |
| Anthus australis | JonSteinbeck | 14 Oct 2018 |
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I saw four Australian Pipits in the area with the large rocks. Two of them were doing well in keeping the caterpillar population in check. The first one was on a garden stake. I was fortunate in getting some shots of it in flight because the sun came out at just the right time. The next one was on top of one of the large rocks. As I worked my way around to get the sun at my back it ran to the back of the rock. However, it must have realised that I was still out the front as the next thing I saw was its head appear in a the v-shaped crook of the rock looking at me, while it still had a caterpillar in its mouth. I tried hard not to laugh when only its head poked up meerkat-like to see what I was doing. There was then another one on another rock and a fourth on some open grass.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.063360-35.293687
- Altitude 650.0m
- Maps National Arboretum Forests
- Places Molonglo Valley, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 12 Oct 2018 08:44 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Anthus australis Intermediate size Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Anthus australis Scientific name
- Australian Pipit Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1955m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Anthus novaeseelandiae
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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