Torrens River Birds

I can't help myself. I was near the river again today and had to stop and visit my feathered friends. i managed to find a few different types of water birds hence the photo laden posting today. I find it really difficult to cull the pictures but you can whizz through at your own pace.
The light today was particularly good for photographing - cloudy - so I didn't have to combat the glare of the sun.
I feel particularly blessed to live in a city that is so full of nature and wildlife in the suburbs. You never have to go far to be surrounded by the noise of birds in the trees or a beautiful strip of nature on the beaches or the hills.

Ok so dont panic. There is nothing wrong with this bird...other than the fact that his head appears to be way too heavy for his neck to support. This pelican is doing some bizarre fishing technique, I think he might be scoping the water with one eye as he paddles along, Purely ridiculous look but must be a proven effective method otherwise why repeat the exercise?

I love the reflection of the bill in the water.

I'm not too sure if there are two different types of cormorants in the following photos..one with black feathers, one with brown or if they are the same  species but different sexes...no idea. Let me know if you know the names of these birds. Note the feathers are shaped similarly and so are the beaks.

Wading birds

Cockatoo on top of a light pole near the river

Manmade pelicans at the junction of the Torrens River and the sea at Henley beach South Australia

 More wading birds. I think I photographed one of these perched up in a gum tree last night and the white sulphur crested cockatoos were going ballistic at it...not happy to have their territory occupied by another breed of bird

Different type of cormarant? - webbed feet

A view of the Torrens river meeting the sea

Cheers and thanks for visiting

My Fair City

I have just spent the last three days at the International Conference for Wound,Continence and Enterotheraphy in my home town of Adelaide. It has been an informative and exciting experience with generous dosing of warm and happy commeradery. (A whole lot of nurses and health professionals talking about wounds wee and poo- to put it bluntly)
It is an eye opener to hear other people tell their stories or the journeys of others and the adversary and challenges they face each day..It makes me feel like a complete arse and I recognize how self centred I can become or have been. Australia truly is a lucky country and we have available to us so many resources.

What a beautiful setting to have our conference held at the Convention Center on the River Torrens. picturesque and beautiful. I took some photos of the city and river on my way back to the car.

Looking along the River Torrens from the Convention Centre. The yellow lights in the centre is the bridge photographed below

Looking back towards the Adelaide Festival Centre and Adelaide Convention Centre from the other side of the river