I’ve noticed a few different birds at the lake of recent times. Birds I’d not noticed before. I don’t know if it’s a seasonal thing or because of the extended dry period we’ve had, or if it’s because I’m noticing things more. At any rate, I was delighted to see these two birds slowly circling…
Tag: Australian birdlife
Visit to Lilydale Lake
I went to Lilydale Lake the other day and had a wander around the lake. Had a huge white bird fly over my head from behind me. Wish I knew it was coming otherwise I would have been ready to take shots but I didn’t. 🙁 Was looking the other way. Below is a Darter…
Rainbow Lorikeets
The first thing I noticed when I entered the zoo pathway was the sound of excitable lorikeets and how they were flying from tree to tree. The lorikeet is a species of parrot here in Australia and very colourful. They love fruit and nectar and can be seen in flowering gum trees and fruit trees…
Superb Fairy-wrens at Lysterfield Park
I was fortunate to get quite close to a couple of wrens at the park. This hasn’t been my usual experience so I was quite excited about it. The first is a female who was on the ground calling. Love their sweet sound. The second is an immature male who flew into a tree as…
Close up of a Crimson Rosella
The birds are getting used to seeing me at my dining room window watching them. The feeder is only a few feet away and I love to watch them as they’re feeding and walking over the limbs of the large liquidamber tree. Just yesterday, when working in the garden a couple of Rosellas sat in…