When I last went to Healesville they had a Barn Owl out and I was hoping to see it again. But instead they had the Barking Owl which I’d not seen before. Striking eyes don’t you think? This is apparently a medium sized hawk owl and are primarily nocturnal but can be seen out during…
Category: Birds
Pretty Cockatoo
This is the Major Mitchell Cockatoo. I hadn’t seen one before visiting Healesville Sanctuary sometime ago. But my husband Graham tells me he remembers seeing them in South Australia where we used to live over 20 years ago. Anyway, here it is in flight and in its favourite perching place – a hollowed out tree…
Black Breasted Buzzard
Did you like the shot from yesterday? Here are a couple more of this bird. Apparently they are the only bird that uses rocks to crack open Emu eggs. It was demonstrated during the bird flight show. Pretty amazing.
Kookaburra on the washing line
Our washing line provides a perfect spot for Kookaburras to watch for worms in our lawn. This one was busy doing his preening when he spied a worm and flew down to grab it. This photo was taken from our back verandah. The Kookaburra knew I was there and threw me an occasional glance.
Crimson Rosellas
These two were enjoying the grevillea in our garden recently. The adults are a vibrant red and blue but the juveniles have this patchwork of green, blue and red.