Also at Grant’s Picnic Grounds are the Crimson Rosellas. Not as plentiful as the white cockatoos, there are still quite a few there and they hold their own and get plenty of feed from the tourists too. This one seemed to want to pose for me and wasn’t bothered about the seed on offer nearby.
Tag: birdlife
Immature Superior Fairy-wrens
On the same day I saw the honeyeater in the Mulberry Bush I saw this pair of immature fairy-wrens preening in a Salvia bush. I managed to get this shot before they realised I was watching them and flew off.
Kookaburra portraits
I love watching the kookaburras in our garden. There are three of them currently that live here and with the colder and wet weather, they can often be seen perched on branches or old tree trunks, intently watching the ground for food sources (worms mainly). Here are some images I took a couple of days…
Eastern Yellow Robin
I’ve been taking a break this past week since my daughter’s wedding so haven’t been out every day taking photos. shock, horror! I’ve been enjoying lazy lie-ins (well, 8am or 8.30am is a lie-in for me) and doing stuff around the house – things I’d been meaning to do for a long time. It’s felt…
Silvereye Triptych
I got a series of shots a couple of days ago of several Silvereye. Accredited online colleges can get you the training you need to take great photographs like these. This one was eyeing off the fig, watching me, going for the fig and back watching me. Thought it an ideal opportunity to get a…