Recently I posted shots of a female lyrebird I was fortunate to come across quite close at 1000 steps in Upper Ferntree Gully. This week I was visiting Sherbrooke Forest and heard a male lyrebird singing. I thought I was going to miss seeing it as two very loud runners (both by sound and the…
Category: The Dandenongs
Highrise Apartment for birds
I noticed this tree as I was walking up a hilly path, towards the 1000 Steps in Upper Ferntree Gully. There were a lot of small birds flying around and I got a few shots of some but it was a dark area and light wasn’t good. However, I spied this tree and imagined that…
Superb Lyrebird
I’ve been trying to get a shot of one of these for over a year now. The best I got was a distant shot a couple of months ago when I saw one on a path many metres away from me. But today, as I walked back down the pathway to 1000 steps in Upper…
1,000 steps, Ferntree Gully
At Ferntree Gully there’s a park with the 1,000 steps that people use to train on. It is often used by people planning to go to the Kokoda Trail. Once you park your car there is a good 800 metres or so to walk uphill before even getting to the base of the steps. And…
Australian King Parrot
These birds usually stay their distance from visitors but seem to be getting more game with tourists at Grant’s. This is a popular place to feed the birds from your hands and have them sit on you. First time I saw one of these birds doing exactly that.
Cheeky Cockies
This first cocky (Sulphur-crested White Cockatoo) pinched a bag of bird feed from an unsuspecting tourist. They’re well practiced at that. I’d been wanting to get shots of a cocky with a raised crest for awhile and managed two at the one time! Both shots taken at Grant’s Picnic Grounds in Kallista, Vic.
Visiting Sherbrooke Forest
If you come to Victoria at all, then I encourage you to visit the Dandenong Ranges. In particular Grant’s Picnic Ground and Sherbrook Forest. Such a lovely place to visit. I feel very blessed that we live only a few mins away from this area. The lyrebirds live in this area and I’ve seen a…
Winter morning at Silvan Dam
Can you see the steam rising from this sign? And in the background that is frost on the lawn. This leaf and surrounding grass had frost on it as did the whole area. And this is one of my favourites for that morning.
Fresh winter mornings
Another morning, no fog, no wind, bright blue sky but very cold. I had planned to drive to the Silvan Dam, about 15 mins away, as I’ve never been there before and thought perhaps I’d witness steam rising from the dam. When I got there I found I couldn’t actually walk around the dam at…
Majestic Trees at Sherbrooke Forest
I love the majesty of our tall gum trees in the forest. I travel often up Monbulk Road and love to stop at Grant’s Picnic Grounds to walk around the tracks in the rainforest there. These trees are so tall and straight. They’re beautiful don’t you think?
A Walk in Sherbrooke Forest
We also visited Grant’s Picnic Grounds and went for a walk through Sherbrooke Forest and were delighted to get a glimpse of a male Lyrebird there – not a good shot but certainly my first opportunity.
More birds at Grant's Picnic Grounds
I love that you can get up so close and personal with the birds at Grant’s. It’s a very popular tourist spot and many bus loads pull in daily so the tourists can get an opportunity to hand feed the birds and have their photos taken with them. Below is a Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo and a…