The Blue Wren is here, standing on top of the reeds again. You might even be able to hear them. The Lily Pond is full of flowers. It’s a lot deeper than it has been at this time of year than last year. There’s a very clear divide between where the water is shallow enough […]
Category: Birds
Day 280 – Lily Pond Bench
No words today… and no recording, just this proud Moorhen strutting through the reeds.
Day 277 – Big Old Tree Bench
The Kookaburras are here, laughing away in the trees. We also saw the family of Wood Ducks. I think they slept the night at Private Bench and then they flew down the river past us and landed. I can also see some White-Faced Herons in the trees to, having and argument. I might go closer […]
Day 276 – Other Side Bench
It looks like the river level is at about three metres. Everything is muddy, the path is still muddy, there’s silt and mosquitoes everywhere. I really do want to get a telephoto lens. This morning, I walked past Private Bench. I couldn’t get to it because of a puddle, but the Wood Duck family was […]
Day 273 – Lily Pond Bench
The path to the Pond has dried so now I can walk on it. There’s a flock of Superb Wrens here, perching on the reeds. I haven’t seen that before. While I don’t see many people sitting on benches, today as I was approaching, there was three magpies sitting on the Bench. As I got […]
Day 272 – Northern Bench
The river has flooded again. Not as high, but high enough for the whole path to be underwater again. Only the back of Northern Bench is showing. On the bright side, the birds love it. I’m looking at a pair of Chestnut Teals across the other side of the river. They’re in what used to […]
Day 270 – Private Bench
Early morning down at the river. It is windy, but a bit sunny, and it rained all night last night. The Moorhen is here again. I love it when the air is fresh, breezy and sunny and everything has been washed clean by the rain.
Day 269 – Switchback Bench
Today smells like honey. All of the Acacia blossoms are falling off the trees. They are lining the path and it makes everything smell like floral honey. I just saw that the same Kookaburra that was here the other day, is in the same tree. I might go take another photo. I wonder if he’s […]
Day 268 – Private Bench
There’s lots of little birds around today, but not a single duck. No Edward , no Teal Ducks, no Wood Duck family, there’s just the Moorhen. I took a beautiful photo of this Moorhen the other day. I’m going to use it today, because I loved the sunlight reflecting off the ripples in its wake […]
Day 266 – Windy Lake Bench 2
There’s all kinds of birds here. They are mostly water birds, but there’s also a bird of prey, circling around above the thickest reeds. I think it’s because he knows there’s nests in the thick reeds. I saw a new bird today. It’s very distinctive, and I can’t wait to look it’s name up. It […]