Love visiting Birdsland Reserve (formerly Birds Paddock) and my husband and I went for an afternoon walk this week. I usually do early morning walks but it’s nice to do so at a different time of the day sometimes. Save
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Water at the botanical gardens
There are several water features at the botanical gardens in Cranbourne and they’re artistic and beautiful to view.
Sunrise at Birdsland Reserve
I’m trying to make sure I get exercise every day and a good way to do that is to go for a walk at the local reserve that has a lake. It’s just over 5km round walk from the outer carpark. The morning looked promising and I thought I’d get there before the sun reached…
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…
Mist at the Lake
It really was very misty on Monday morning. Here are some more shots of my walk at Birdsland Reserve. I think this one is my favourite shot. A Darterbird holds out its wings in the hope of drying them in the sun. And this duck is bathed in sunlight as the mist swirls.
Crisp and Misty Morning
Went for a walk at Birdsland Reserve on Monday. It was 1.2C outside according to the Bureau of Meteorology site and I believed it! A bright but very cold Autumn morning. Rugged up with a woollen coat, gloves and hat pulled down over my ears. And as a reminder to how cold it was, my…
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!
Small Black Cormorants at the lake
We wandered down to the beach once the sun had touched the water and saw a number of small black cormorants down by the boat launch, with many of them drying their wings in the new sunlight. Did you know they have green eyes?
As the sun rises
The building on the dam wall provides a great opportunity for watching the sun rise and seeing it bathed in gold once the sun has reached over the tree tops in the background.
White faced Heron surveys lake
Got this shot one day as I walked along the dam wall at Lysterfield Lake. The Heron was busy surveying the water but was very conscious of my presence too.
Anything you can do I can do better…
Spied these seagulls at the lake beach a few days ago and one seemed very intent on telling another about something.
Cloudy day at the lake
You would have seen the lovely sunset shots I got the other night at Lysterfield Lake Park. On the day these two photos were taken the weather was very different and you can see the clouds rolling in over the hills in the distance. The atmosphere at the park is quite different when it’s overcast….