I saw a pair of these birds at Lysterfield Lake last month. I didn’t know what they were and had to do some research. I went to get several shots and these were probably the best. Lovely colouring. Details at Birds in Backyards website says: The Great Crested Grebe is a medium to large aquatic…
Category: Lysterfield Lake Park
Spectators
Now, this is a turnaround. Kangaroos watching a cyclist pass them by. I thought it quite funny as I looked down on them from the top of the dam wall at Lysterfield Lake Park. The kangaroos are Eastern Greys and there are many at the park. Best time to see them out in the open…
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
These birds appear to be seasonal – they turn up once Summer is here, or well on its way. I’ve been hearing their calls here at home and at the park over the past couple of weeks but only really got to see them on Monday of this week. There were a group of six…
White-faced Grey Heron catches…?
I see the white-faced grey heron a real lot at the lake park now. It has at least two young and I sometimes see it with its young or other times alone. Yesterday morning I was walking early along the dam wall and saw it down by the water. I watched it as it dove…
White Faced Grey Heron and young
Readers will know that I am often following the grey heron around at the park. Not that I’m actually stalking it, but if I see it I slow down my walk in an attempt to get closer without disturbing it too much. But many times it sees me before I see it. Last week I…
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.
Mother Kangaroo and Joey
Especially for my overseas friends – thought you’d like to see what I saw last night while out for a walk. This Eastern grey female and her young one were busy watching cyclists ride on a path nearby and made a great study for me. But then they got spooked and took off – so…
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….
Passifloraceae Vine growing on a tree
Like the passionfruit vine, this is a climber and is found in bushland climbing on native trees. I spied this one at Lysterfield Lake some time ago.
Buff Banded Rail (Gallirallus philippensis)
Not a very clear shot but the best one I got on this particular day. I’d not seen this bird at the park before and had to do some research to find out what it is. Apparently they like to live in grassy, reedy or thickly vegetated areas close to water – which describes Lysterfield…
Sunset at Lysterfield Lake
Absolutely gorgeous evening last night. So many beautiful shots I got – I could be showing you them for days.
Sunset views
Although I spend a lot of mornings at Lysterfield Park and occasional afternoons, I’d never done a sunset walk there before last week. My husband Graham was feeling ready for a walk and I was keen to see a sunset at the park so we went together. Regular readers will know that Graham is recovering…