Magpie Goose (male and female)

Description:

Anseranas semipalmata, commonly known as "magpie goose", is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This common waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. As the species is prone to wandering, especially when not breeding, it is sometimes recorded outside its core range. The species was once also widespread in southern Australia, but disappeared from there largely due to the drainage of the wetlands where the birds once bred. They are unmistakable birds with their black and white plumage and yellowish legs. The feet are only partially webbed, and the magpie goose feeds on vegetable matter in the water, as well as on land. Males are larger than females. Unlike true geese, their moult is gradual, so no flightless periods result. Their voice is a loud honking. (Wikipedia)

Habitat:

Magpie geese are found in a variety of open wetland areas such as floodplains and swamps, and are widespread throughout coastal northern and eastern Australia. These birds were spotted in a protected, swampy inlet, located at Enoggera Reservoir in Brisbane QLD.

Notes:

There were 6-8 adult magpie geese at this location, but no goslings were seen. I could hear chirping from the vegetation, but there were also other waterbirds present, so I don't know which species the 'chirps' belonged to. PS: Not the sharpest of photos. My camera was at full zoom, hence it loses clarity, but I didn't want to spook this pair by getting too close.