Aythya australis

11 Hardhead at Fyshwick, ACT

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Identification history

	Aythya australis	23 Dec 2021	MatthewFrawley
	Aythya australis	23 Dec 2021	RodDeb

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User's notes

includes 2 families seen one pair with 5 ducklings and another pair with 2 ducklings - seen at the same time but they stayed apart from each other, also quite a few flying around

4 comments

MatthewFrawley wrote:

23 Dec 2021

Love the formation flying shots.

RodDeb wrote:

23 Dec 2021

Thanks Matthew

DonFletcher wrote:

24 Dec 2021

Awesome pic! Magic how you got them to beat their wings in time.

RodDeb wrote:

24 Dec 2021

Thanks Don

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Location information

Coordinates 149.162173 -35.315400
Altitude 562.2m
Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
Places Fyshwick, ACT

Sighting information

21 Abundance
22 Dec 2021 12:55 PM Recorded on
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Featured RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans) Water birds Birds

Additional information

True Nesting site

Species information

Aythya australis Scientific name
Hardhead Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1062m Recorded at altitude
252 images trained Machine learning
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More than one media file
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania