Posted in Birding on May 18th, 2013
In the space of about three minutes on a cold blustery day, ten species of native bird mobbed the area around the bird baths, with all except the first two in the list having a dip. Willie Wagtail, Grey Fantail, New Holland, Eastern Spinebill, Silvereye, Grey Thrush, Blue Wren, Brown Thornbill, Yellow Thornbill, and Scarlet [...]
Posted in Birding on May 5th, 2013
A casual glance through the window yesterday revealed a beautiful but totally unexpected Crescent Honeyeater sharing the birdbath with three Eastern Spinebills, all cleaning their plumage after working through the callistemon flowers. This prompted a look at the home birdlist to see if we had recorded one before, and yes, there was an entry. The [...]
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