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The landscape at the Alice Springs Sewage Ponds provide some stunning backdrops, and an added bonus for bird watchers throughout the year. Following are a selection of some photographs from the Ponds.

Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds
Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Red-necked Avocets (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae)
Red-necked Avocets (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Black Swans (Cygnus atratus), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds
Black Swans (Cygnus atratus), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Pied Stilt (Himantopus leucocephalus), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer

Seeing birds on and against the backdrop of the native flora, perched atop naked tree limbs, among reeds and shrubs, also provide added dimension to the photographs.

Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Juvenile Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)
Juvenile Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora)
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) dark morph, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Brown Falcon (Falco berigora) dark morph, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti)
Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds
Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti)
Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds
Male White-winged Fairywren (Malurus leucopterus)
Male White-winged Fairywren (Malurus leucopterus), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT
Variegated Fairy-wren (Malurus lamberti), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds
Variegated Fairy-wren (Malurus lamberti), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds
Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds
Australian Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus australis), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Australian Spotted Crake (Porzana fluminea), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Calidris acuminata), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) nesting, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) nesting, Alice Springs Sewage Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Wedge-tailed Eagle (Aquila audax), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Plumed Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer
Plumed Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni), Alice Springs Sewage Ponds, NT © Dorothy Latimer

And the occasional action…

Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) and crow, Alice Springs Ponds © Dorothy Latimer
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) and crow, Alice Springs Ponds © Dorothy Latimer

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