I took my daughter and grandson to Grant’s picnic ground in Kallista. One of my favourite places to go. There’s always lots of birdlife there that’s not afraid of the number of people hanging around. In fact, they expect to be fed! This kookaburra was on a tree close to the deck at the back…
Category: Birds
A family comes to visit
On Wednesday morning last week I could hear the distinctive high pitched call of the Australian King Parrot in our garden. Imagine my surprise when I went out to our driveway and found not just one bird, but six, a family of these beautiful parrots. They didn’t fly off and watched me curiously, even as…
Rainbow lorikeet and flowering gum
My neighbour rang me excitedly one day last week, asking me to bring my camera. Colourful birds were in her red flowering gum, but by the time I got there, they had gone. Questioning seemed to indicate they were Rainbow Lorikeets – my neighbour knows her plants but not birds. Anyway, over the next couple…
Kookaburra take off
Although a bit soft, I managed to capture this kookaburra just as it was leaving a branch to get something on the ground. I had just lined up to take its photo while perched and it decided to take off! Chance shot.
Brown Thornbill
It doesn’t matter how many times I walk around Lysterfield Park, I always see something new – another bird, a different insect, an interesting plant or tree. I believe this bird is a Brown Thornbill and I don’t remember seeing one so close up before.