Continuing in Canberra

Our trip to Canberra will be a little longer than thought due to me needing to get a medical issue fixed up.  So here are the next tranche of photos.

They begin with things seen on a walk to and through Commonwealth Park.  This plaque honours the designer of the Park in 1964 (when the Lake was filled).


The underpass  next to the plaque had some pleasing images.

Choughs were evident, including one excited enough to be flashing a red eye.
This one got tangled in a ring of bark and flashed the white in the wing as it escaped.  The bones in the wing are very visible.
The following morning I went to Parkwood, looking for the Red-backed Kingfisher (RbK).  No joy, but I did tick a Rufous Songlark which became BAD.
A colourful sunset.

Out to Bluetts Block looking for RbK.  No luck, but a Black-faced Cuckooshrike was sitting on a nest.
Our morning walk had gone past what used to be Commonweaith Park.  Now known as Temporary Fence Hire Dump.  

Out to Kellys.  Australasian Grebes stacking some zees, ...
... Baillons Crake (one of 5) on the prowl ...
.... Latham's Snipe.

These 3 Doves were a puzzle,   but probably not related to the   ...
... ruckus in Akuna St.
I don't think these folk were supporting Bibi!

I went to see what was going on and heard cheering from the Canberra Centre.  A good crowd in there ....
... but watching (and in some cases wearing) Indigenous fashion

The mob were up at the chess pit.  Some of their signage showed an element of 'rent-a-demo' in that their objective were far wider than peace in Gaza.  The folk from Hare Krishna were just working their usual schtick and found their turf invaded, 
Pease was also lacking in Akuna St a little later with the appearance of bunch of about 50 motorbikes.  It was notable that they all queued politely at the lights, while a couple of bogans on Bean scooters came down the wrong side of the road and jumped the lights.
The bikes were all rice burners rather than the usual Harleys (which just meant the noise was higher-pitched, not less).


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