I throw out fruit and bread scraps onto our back lawn for the birds a few times a week. I don’t want them dependent on us for food but at the same time I don’t want to waste food that something could be eating. Two magpies spied the bread this past week and watched me…
Category: Australian wildlife
Silver-eye
One of the great things with being outside every day with a longer lens is that I’m discovering birdlife I didn’t know existed, let alone on our own property. The two bird identifier posters in our dining room, left by the previous owners, have been great for my bird ID education. This is a silver-eye,…
Birdwatching and what it entails
I’m learning a lot with my bird watching expeditions this year. Some of those expeditions have been away from home and others in the scrub at the back of our property. Here is what I’ve learnt, in no particular order. Wear neutral or earth tone colours, not bold bright colouring. You need to blend into…
Noisy Minah watching me
This Noisy Miner was watching me while I was waiting at the train station to pick up my husband one evening. By the way, I ID most of my birds via the Birds in the Backyard website – very useful!
Shall I or Shan't I?
This Currawong watched me from the large Camelia Bush in the backyard and must have decided I was safe. He flew down onto the lawn and carefully edged toward a chopped up pear core (thrown there for that reason) and grabbed it, all the while keeping a watchful eye should I decide to move from…