I was in the area so I stopped by Riverside Spit – a popular fishing spot in Newport – to take some photos.
The only animals I regularly take photos of are dogs, but there were so many sea birds in the area that I figured I might as well take photos of them too. Some of the photos even turned out alright!
Long-billed (or slinder-billed) corella digging around in the grass
Photo of a white bird (a type of cockatoo) with its beak in the soil underneath some grass.
Long-billed (or slinder-billed) corella hanging out on the grass
Photo of a white bird (a type of cockatoo) with bluish skin around its eyes and reddish feathers around its breast and eyes. The bird in standing on a patch of grass.
Long-billed corellas settling down at Newport Riverside Park
Photo of a flock of birds that are landing on some grass in a park. The birds, which are a type of cockatoo, are white with bluish skin around their eyes and reddish feathers around their breast and eyes.
Long-billed corellas landing at Newport Riverside Park
Photo of a flock of birds that are landing on some grass in a park. The birds, which are a type of cockatoo, are white with bluish skin around their eyes and reddish feathers around their breast and eyes.
Single silver gull among the corellas
Head-on photo of a single silver gull (a white sea bird) standing just outside a flock of long-billed corellas that are picking at some grass.
Birds on a fence – 1
Close photo of two silver gulls and one common sandpiper sitting on a metal fence along a popular fishing spot.
Birds on a fence – 2
Close photo of two silver gulls and one common sandpiper sitting on a metal fence along a popular fishing spot.
Silver gull turning to land on a fence
Photo of a silver gull (a white sea bird) turning to land on a metal fence. Two silver gulls are already sitting on this fence and this third bird is aiming to land between them.
Silver gull slowing to land on a fence
Photo of a silver gull (a white sea bird) turning to land on a metal fence. Two silver gulls are already sitting on this fence and this third bird is aiming to land between them.
Silver gull landing on a fence at the Riverside Spit fishing spot in Newport – 1
Collage of three photos showing a silver gull (a white sea bird) flapping its wings to adjust its speeds and trajectory as it lands on a metal fence.
Silver gull landing on a fence at the Riverside Spit fishing spot in Newport – 2
Collage of three photos showing a silver gull (a white sea bird) coming in to land on a fence between two other silver gulls. The bird on the left (which the bird in flight has to fly over) ducks its head in the first as it gets flown over.
Silver gull taking flight
Photo of a silver gull (a white sea bird) taking off from a metal roof. Another gull remains sitting on that roof.
Settling into a landing on the fence
Photo of a silver gull (a white sea bird) settling into a landing – wings up and one foot in the air – onto a metal fence.
Dog at the Warmies Off Leash Dog Area
I couldn’t not take a photo of a dog, right? :)
Photo of a man and his dog walking in a park. The dog is off-leash and man, who is talking on his phone, is holding the dog's leash in his hand. The dog is running alongside the man.