At Ferntree Gully Park, near the 1,000 Steps we heard the Sulphur Crested Cockatoos constantly screeching. Above us this one stopped long enough for me to get a good look. The 1,000 Steps is connected to the Kokoda Trail and has memorial plaques and stones along the pathway and information on how difficult the Kokoda…
Category: Birds
On the end of the Pier
I startled this cormorant as I came to the end of the pier but was able to grab a couple of shots before it flew off.
Wren in the park
This cute little fella was hiding in the bushes but I was able to view him through my zoom lens. It is a wren and looks like it could be young as its feathers look quite fluffy. Isn’t he cute?
Lysterfield Lake and Moorhens
The Moorhens were clucking loudly as I walked towards the lake. I’d not seen so many in one place together before. The dam wall is in the background.
After the bushfires in Victoria
This is my last post in this series, although I did take a few hundred photos. I hope this has given you some insight into what was experienced in the month of February 2009, in Victoria, Australia.
Rainbow Lorikeets
Another shot of that noisy pair of birds.
Rainbow Lorikeets in my yard
This noisy chatty couple were on the power lines just outside the front of my house recently. I had wondered what all the excitement was and went outside to see these two chatting and could hear many more of their kind in trees in other gardens. I was quick to change my camera lense so…
Kookaburras
Kookaburras
Kookaburras
Over the past couple of months I’ve been visiting both Birdsland Reserve (before the recent bushfires) and Lysterfield Park, Victoria, Australia. The next few posts are of Kookaburra I saw in these parks.
Birdlife at Canberra
We visited the Botanical Gardens and the War Memorial in Canberra and the pictures below were taken at both these places. I love the variety of birdlife on show!