As Spring draws closer the trees are starting to show signs of budding leaves and flowers and the small birds are increasing in number. This is a Brown Thornbill. Quite a cute little thing with an equally cute cheep sound.
Category: Birds
Superb Lyrebird (male)
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…
The Darter Bird
At Lysterfield Lake yesterday, it was very still and calm first thing in the morning. I wandered around to see what might be different – who or what was visiting the lake? I found a Darter bird (sometimes referred to as the Snake bird because of how it snakes its head on its long neck)…
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…
Gang-Gang Cockatoos
A couple of days ago my neighbour rang to say ‘get outside quick and take your camera!’. Out in the gum trees near our fenceline was a couple of Gang-gang Cockatoos and in other trees were their young family. The kiddies flew away as I approached but the parents remained long enough for me to…