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We are staying for a couple of weeks at Long Jetty, which is an odd place. It is more built up than I thought as the area is long and skinny. Traffic heading for Sydney must be a nightmare here!
Long Jetty is on the south eastern side of Tuggerah Lake, which is fed by the small gap known as The Entrance. There are pathways along the lake and lots of green areas and beaches. Despite the traffic, it is quite beautiful.
Walking south along the lake there are several jetties and boat launches. They provided us with much amusement as there were lots of water birds that got very excited when any boats arrived or left. In quieter areas, herons, cormorants and darters combed the shore. Our first find was one such shy heron, the striated. They are very small and usually perched head down over water as they hunt.
Striated Heron
At the first boat ramp we came across pelican were eagerly awaiting the boats. We think most of them were youngsters as they lacked the strong marking on the face of the adults. While we waited we saw many circling and dashing into land when they thought food might be available.
Australian Pelican
Perching quietly on the railings of the boat ramp were some Chestnut Teal. Normally shy, they were very tolerant of us and let us approach and photograph them for quite some time. Obviously used to people being around.
Male Chestnut Teal
Female Chestnut Teal
On our first night in Long Jetty, we stayed at the caravan park in Long Jetty and were awoken by the unmistakeable but very gentle call of the Tawny Frogmouth. One advantage of being in a campervan is that you get to be out and about in the night if you need the loo! It was this that caused me to look behind us for our early alarm call and to my surprise, there they were sitting on the fence behind the van. Magic!
Tawny Frogmouth
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