I really enjoy walking at Birdsland Reserve, in Belgrave. Always something to see, no matter the time of day. I’m usually there as the sun is rising and hits the lakes, roughly about 40mins after official sunrise. Lots of birdlife, beautiful lakes and bush life. Occasionally a kangaroo, haven’t yet seen an echidna yet. One…
Tag: birdlife
The Brolgas are dancing
Well, they aren’t really, but every time I hear the word it reminds me of the Christmas Carol, the Carol of the Birds. I learnt it in primary school and it has stuck with me all through my life. The carol is written by John Wheeler and in the first verse it starts “Out on…
Little fairies dancing on my lawn
Actually they were Superb Fairy-wrens (also known as Superior Fairy-wren). A whole family of them darting here and there, and enjoying the sunshine in the crisp cool air, a sunny winter’s morning. Dad was around in his bright blue plumage but I couldn’t get him and two juniors were turning the blue colour too. However,…
The two pelicans
Thought I’d share with you more shots I took the other day when I saw the two pelicans at Birdsland Reserve. They seemed to just glide through the water with very little movement – you could hardly tell they were moving for quite some time. I was on the other side of the lake when…
A Tale of Two Pelicans
While at Birdsland Reserve earlier this week I saw, for the first time, two very large Pelicans gliding through the water. Absolutely gorgeous to watch. And then when they got to one section, one hopped up on a dead branch but the other pecked its tail to get it to move. The first jumped down…
Documenting Birdsland Reserve
I’ve been spending the past month walking at Birdsland Reserve, Belgrave Heights, and gradually photographing all the birds I’ve been seeing there. I thought it would be good to create a gallery of the bird life there. I hope you agree. You’ll find the gallery here. This is a male Australasian Darterbird. And this is…
More to see at the lake
Here are just a few more images from the lake last week. I’ve got my eye on you! Duck trails Would love to get a close up of this bird. Maybe one day. It’s a Musk Duck. There are two of them currently at the lake. Hope that means some young ones too!
White-faced Heron
The white-faced heron is one of my favourite birds to follow around at the lake. I first saw it near the beach and once it became aware of me, it kept ahead so that it could see me but wasn’t too close. All fluffed up and keeping a fence between me and it.
Footprints in the sand
Walking around the lake last week I noticed these footprints in the sand, both bird and human. I do find the bird footprints fascinating. The bird that made these footprints is the Purple Swamp Hen. Not the most attractive of birds by any means.
Two young Lorikeets
The other day I heard a couple of Rainbow Lorikeets in our garden and went and tracked them down. I trod carefully as they’re usually flighty and take off really quickly. But these two were curious and stuck around. They were smaller than most I’d seen and I came to the conclusion they were youngsters….
More ducks at the wetlands
Below, in order are: White-eyed Duck (Hardhead Aythya australis) Chestnut Teal (Male) Chestnut Teal (Female) Dusky Moorhen, I loved how you could see its feet paddling under the water
Ducks, Ducks, Everywhere
Visiting the Beaconsfield wetlands the other day there were quite a few ducks there, different ones that I was not familiar with. I’ll post some more tomorrow. These are Pacific Black Ducks. And yes, it was a gorgeous day. Great lighting and colour. These birds are mostly brown in colour so I have no idea…