I went out to Lysterfield recently on a beautiful crisp clear morning as the sun was rising and was suitably rewarded with beautiful scenery and a feeling of calmness. Only 10 mins from my home it’s a favourite place to visit for walkers, bird watchers (there is a bird hide there), mountain bikers and family…
Superb Fairy-wren
This is an immature male – love its fluffy breast and blue tail. There are faint blue specks around its beak – later it will have a full head of blue feathers. I enjoy the challenge of bird photography, as you might have guessed 🙂
Eastern Spinebill
Been trying to get one of these guys close up for well over a year now and I finally nailed it. In my neighbour’s grounds there are many plants that the Eastern Spinebill loves and I’m able to move amongst the bushes without making too much noise and without being too disruptive to the bird…
What's up Cocky?
These birds are so comical in their behaviour. I love watching them. This one was busy checking out all the activity on the ground around it.
White lily
I think this is a lily but happy to be corrected. Saw it standing alone on a hillside as my family and I walked around the streets of our small community of Selby. I thought it quite pretty.