Birding in Denmark, Western Australia

The south-west corner of Western Australia is very beautiful, but even so, the small town of Denmark stands out as a wonderful place to visit. During a short stay in January, I was very torn between birding and photographing landscapes. Here are some of my favourite  bird images from the week.

The Wilson Inlet is a large body of water nearly 50 square km in size, close to Denmark and home to a huge array of water birds. I wish I was brave enough to take my camera on a kayak, as that would be the ultimate way to explore.

William Bay National Park is a short drive east of Denmark – more gorgeous scenery and more birds! I was pleased to capture some of the fairy wrens that are prolific in the area.

Splendid fairy-wren females in a little huddle, seen on the way to Waterfall Beach.

Disappearing wrens

Little pied cormorant, Wilson Inlet

Male Splendid fairy-wren.

Pacific gull in juvenile plumage, seen at Madfish Bay.

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