Regional Victorians

Great Egret

Threatened species in Victoria. Collateral damage in recreational duck shooting. photo Dorith Callander

Great Egret

Threatened species in Victoria. photo Eleanor Dilley

Royal Spoonbill with Grey Teal

photo Eleanor Dilley

Australian Wood Duck

Unique to Australia, form life-long pairs. Picture Brenda Aksionov

Pacific black Duck

Picture Eleanor Dilley

Australian White Ibis

photo Eleanor Dilley

Dusky Moorhen nest building

photo Eleanor Dilley

Australasian Darter

Unique to Australia/New Guinea. Often called "snakebird" the Darter may be seen swimming with its body submerged with only the neck above water. photo Eleanor Dilley

Great Crested Grebe

photo Eleanor Dilley

Great Egret

Threatened species in Victoria. photo Dorith Callander

Australian Ibis and Royal spoonbill

photo Kimberley Wormald

Pacific Black Duck

photo Eleanor Dilley

Pacific Black Duck

photo Dorith Callander

Pied Cormorant and Grey Teal

photo Eleanor Dilley

Grey Teal

Form long term pairs. photo Eleanor Dilley

White-necked Heron

photo R Bazeley

Australasian Darter - Male

photo Eleanor Dilley

Australian Wood Duck juvenile

Unique to Australia. Of the ducks shot in the 2017 season examined by authorities, 30 percent were juvenile. photo Eleanor Dilley

Australasian Bittern

Endangered species. Unique to Australia/New Zealand.

Blue-billed Duck -male

Unique to Australia. Threatened species in Victoria. Collateral damage in recreational duck shooting. photo Eleanor Dilley

Black-winged Stilt

photo Eleanor Dilley

Beautiful Brolga, dancing.

Threatened species in Victoria. Unique to Australia/New Guinea. photo Dorith Callander

Rare Freckled Duck

Unique to Australia, Australia's rarest native duck. Threatened species in Victoria, NSW & SA. It is common for the freckled duck to congregate in flocks in the same area, giving the impression that they are more common than they really are. Freckled duck numbers are at risk from habitat destruction, droughts and hunting. Attempts to breed them in captivity are struggling. Sadly they are collateral damage in recreational duck shooting. photo Eleanor Dilley

Musk Duck

Unique to Australia. Threatened species in Victoria. Collateral damage in duck shooting. photo Dorith Callander

White-faced Heron

photo Eleanor Dilley

Black swan

Endemic to Australia - introduced to New Zealand. Form life-long pairs. Species in decline. Collateral damage in recreational duck shooting.

Australian Black Swan cygnet

photo Kimberley Wormald

Purple Swamphen

photo Eleanor Dilley

Galahs

Unique to Australia. Form life-long pairs, staying together constantly except when nesting.

Eurasian Coot with chicks

photo Dorith Callander

Duckling

Every shooting season, countless numbers of ducklings are left orphaned.

Straw-necked & White Ibis

photo Dorith Callander

White-faced Heron in flight

photo Dorith Callander

Australian Wood Ducks

Unique to Australia, form life long pairs. Sadly, hundreds of thousands lose their lives or their partners each year in recreational duck shooting. Picture Eleanor Dilley

Pink-eared ducks loafing on log

Unique to Australia and form life-long pairs. Shot in the rice fields as "pests" but they dont eat rice. They eat the real pests. photo Eleanor Dilley

Pink-eared Duck

Unique to Australia, form life-long pairs. photo Eleanor Dilley

Australian Wood Duck

Forms life long pairs. Unique to Australia. Sadly classed as a "game bird". Picture Eleanor Dilley

Australasian (Blue-winged) Shoveler

Unique to Australia/New Zealand. Threatened species in Victoria. photo Eleanor Dilley.

Eurasian coot with chick

photo Dorith Callander

Australian Wood Duck family

Unique to Australia. Form life-long pairs. Photo Eleanor Dilley.

Hardhead female.

Unique to Australia. Threatened species in Victoria yet is legal to shoot. Photo Dorith Callander

young Pacific Black Duck

Black Swan cygnet

Sadly, swans are too often mistaken for ducks and shot in duck shooting season. photo Kimberley Wormald

Red-necked Stint

Species in decline. Migratory wader, breeds in Siberia and flys to Australia and back every year. Duck shooting can interfere with their need to feed and rest undisturbed around wetland margins or beaches in preparation for their long journey. Photo Dorith Callander

White-faced Heron

Picture Eleanor Dilley

Australian Pelican & friends

photo Dorith Callander

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Species in decline. Migratory wader, breeds in Siberia and flys to Australia and back every year. Duck shooting can interfere with their need to feed and rest undisturbed around wetland margins and beaches in preparation for their long journey. Photo Dorith Callander

Australian Shelduck

Sadly, on the list of "game" birds. Picture Eleanor Dilley

Australian Shelduck & Freckled Duck

photo Eleanor Dilley

Black-fronted Dotterill

Picture Dorith Callander

Pacific Black Duck

Picture Eleanor Dilley

Australasian Darter chicks

picture Eleanor Dilley

Purple Swamphen chick

Still growing into his legs! photo Eleanor Dilley

Australia Wood Duck pair

Picture Eleanor Dilley

Brolga

Threatened in Victoria where it is estimated fewer than 1000 remain. Picture Susan Mason

Pacific Black Duck

photo Eleanor Dilley

Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Great Egret

Picture Eleanor Dilley

Red-capped Plover

Unique to Australia / New Zealand. Feeds around wetland margins and beaches. Forms long term pairs. Photo Dorith Callander.

Grey Teal

Picture Eleanor Dilley

Great Egret

Threatened species in Victoria. Picture Eleanor Dilley

Straw-necked Ibis

Picture Dorith Callander

Hoary-headed Grebe

Picture Eleanor Dilley

Chestnut Teal bathing

Yes, these beautiful birds, also unique to Australia and on a long term decline, are also on the "game" bird list. Picture Eleanor Dilley

Pacific Black Duck

photo Eleanor Dilley

Australasian Shelduck

Picture Eleanor Dilley

Royal Spoonbill chicks

Picture Eleanor Dilley

Australian Pelican

photo Eleanor Dilley

Yellow-billed Spoonbill

Eleanor Dilley

Australian Pelican

Eleanor Dilley

Chestnut Team Duckling

Eleanor Dilley

Pacific Black Duck

Eleanor Dilley

Blue-billed Duck

Unique to Australia Threatened species in Victoria. Picture Nalini Scarfe

Freckled Duck

Australia's rarest duck Unique to Australia Picture Eleanor Dilley