I’m not able to get out and about, as you know, right now so the opportunity for taking photos daily just isn’t there. But now and then I see something out of a window worth capturing. The photos below were taken through our bedroom window. The cockies have discovered our plum tree and they were…
Category: Birds
Holiday season – Grant’s Picnic Ground
Grant’s picnic ground is in Kallista, and is part of Sherbrooke Forest. To get to it you need to drive through Belgrave up Monbulk Road, or through Monbulk and down Monbulk Road. It’s just near the roundabout in Kallista. This is a popular tourist spot and every day you’ll see tourist buses there with loads…
Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)
I used to think these were moor hens but know different these days. I love that my love for nature photography has increased my knowledge, or my hunger for learning, so much more these days. I often get family and friends now asking me what bird is that when we see or hear one when…
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
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…
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo
Isn’t he a cutie? Think he might be young as his feathers look fluffy, He was as interested in me as I was him when I saw him earlier in the month. Their cry is much different to that of other cockatoos. I love hearing them. Not raucous at all.