I posted yesterday about the raptor, Collared Sparrowhawk, watching the small Silvereye in the fig tree. Well, I thought I’d post you some picks of those tiny little birds. They are both insect eaters and fruit eaters. You can learn more about them here. They are such tiny little birds, very quick in movement and…
Category: Australian wildlife
Collared Sparrowhawk
I came home from a business meeting and found this bird under my figtree – I was in the car in the driveway and stopped suddenly to grab my camera to get a shot – so my first shots were blurry. I parked the car in the garage and raced out again and sneaked up…
Grey Fantail having fun
This cute little Grey Fantail let me follow it around the garden the other day and I was fortunate to capture a shot of it with its fantail on display. You have to be quick! And later I caught it in the birdbath having fun, although I couldn’t get very close for a better shot. …
Golden Whistler
For the past few days we’ve (hubby and I) been hearing a birdcall we’ve not heard here before. Yesterday, when a guest was getting ready to leave my guest and I were commenting on the bird call and speculating on what it might be. A bit like a whip bird, but not quite. As we…
Darter (snake) bird
My husband and I went for a picnic lunch on Saturday at Lilydale Lake Park. He’d not been there before, it was a lovely day and I wanted to go for a drive. There weren’t any available seats in the shade and we had one seat in the car so poor hubby had to sit…