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…
Tag: Australian birds
Holiday season – Grant’s Picnic Ground
Grant’s picnic ground is in Kallista, and is part of Sherbrooke Forest. To get to it you need to drive through Belgrave up Monbulk Road, or through Monbulk and down Monbulk Road. It’s just near the roundabout in Kallista. This is a popular tourist spot and every day you’ll see tourist buses there with loads…
Eastern Rosellas
At Ferntree Gully Park, near 1,000 steps, these birds forage on the lawns and hang around for leftovers from picnics. They allow you to come fairly close before calling out to each other and taking off.
What are you looking at?
At Ferntree Gully Park, near the 1,000 Steps we heard the Sulphur Crested Cockatoos constantly screeching. Above us this one stopped long enough for me to get a good look. The 1,000 Steps is connected to the Kokoda Trail and has memorial plaques and stones along the pathway and information on how difficult the Kokoda…