I came down to the river today hoping to see the baby Moorhens. I didn’t see them at Other Side Bench where they usually are. So I just walked down this way, and I saw the family that has two babies. The babies are picking through the grass on the opposite bank, and the parents […]
Category: Birds
Day 342 – Back Deck Bench
It’s such a peaceful morning out here. There’s a big blue sky, very little wind, and the sun is warm, but the air is surprisingly cool for summer. I hear the Wrens, and just before a flock of Gang Gang Cockatoos flew over. I haven’t seen them fly over my house before.
Day 341 – Big Old Tree Bench
We were walking along the path, when we spotted this teeny tiny egg. Someone has hatched! I don’t know who, but it’s someone pretty small. It’s a cream shell with brown speckles.
Day 340 – Other Side Bench
We saw the little baby Moorhens again. At first we only saw the one that we saw the other day. Then as I was taking photos, I saw another family with two babies. They were sunning themselves on a log in the river. Then when I looked up, I saw this Long-Billed Corella sitting right […]
Day 338 – Josephine’s Bench
This is so exciting. On the lawn alone, there is so many birds. There’s a Sparrow doing a mating dance, there’s the Superb Wrens, the Crested Pigeons, there’s Australian Pipits, and the White-fronted Chats all just hanging out on the lawn. There’s also some kind of small Honeyeater that I haven’t identified yet. I can’t […]
Day 337 – Josephine’s Bench
There was a little Willy Wagtail out here. He was singing so sweetly! But I missed catching him on the recording. There’s also a little Grey Fantail. What a beautiful morning. I love it when the birds sing. Here’s a picture of the Bench at sunrise.
Day 336 – Josephine’s Bench
Beautiful. It’s almost sunset. We went away again. I wasn’t planning to, but it happened at the last minute and I’m so glad I did. It’s beautiful here. There’s lots of Crested Pigeons, Wrens, Honeyeaters and Crimson Rosellas. This Bench is under the veranda and it has a view of Melbourne city on the horizon. […]
Day 333 – Other Side Bench
The main flock of the Corellas is going over right now. Oh my goodness, they are deafening.
Day 332 – Big Old Tree Bench
There’s a big thunderstorm coming. It rained quite as lot yesterday. I think it’s going to rain again soon. There’s still a lot of birds around though. I’m watching the Red-rumped parrots in a tree on the other side of the river. On the way back, I saw the Sacred Kingfisher again. He was going […]
Day 330 – Big Old Tree Bench
The Corellas are above the Bench today. I think it’s because of all these wonderful fresh acorns that are in the tree at the moment.