Below, in order are: White-eyed Duck (Hardhead Aythya australis) Chestnut Teal (Male) Chestnut Teal (Female) Dusky Moorhen, I loved how you could see its feet paddling under the water
Category: Australian wildlife
Ducks, Ducks, Everywhere
Visiting the Beaconsfield wetlands the other day there were quite a few ducks there, different ones that I was not familiar with. I’ll post some more tomorrow. These are Pacific Black Ducks. And yes, it was a gorgeous day. Great lighting and colour. These birds are mostly brown in colour so I have no idea…
Visit to the wetlands
I was attending a business meeting the other day at a cafe in Beaconsfield and learnt that there were wetlands really close to the shopping strip there. Sure enough, as I walked back to the car park I discovered the wetland was right behind the car park. Naturally I couldn’t resist paying a short visit…
Baby Brown Thornbill
Heard a Brown Thornbill in the bush outside my office window and when I went to investigate found this cute little bub sleeping in the bush but waking up whenever mum would pop in with some food. What a way to live – the baby has it made! Isn’t it a cutie?
Shooting Birds II
I shared a couple of shots two days ago taken at Lysterfield Lake Park after attending a 2 day photography workshop. Here’s a series of shots I took on the same day of a young wattle bird. It was preoccupied with preening itself so didn’t really notice me as I slowly moved closer. When it…