I spent a very pleasant day with Valerie and Sue visiting three locations. First we went to Landing Lights Wetland at Barton Park, but didn’t stay too long – it was too hot and there was very little shade, so we then went to Gough Whitlam Park on the Cooks River, where we spent a fair bit of time, and later moved upstream to the Boat Harbour, also on the Cooks River.
Landing Lights Wetland – Barton Park
Pied Stilt
Black Swans
Its the first time I have seen Black Swans a this wetland.
Gough Whitlam Park
White-faced Heron
We also spotted, but I did not photograph an Olive-backed Oriole, a Sacred Kingfisher and a Little Heron.
Tawny Frogmouths
This one loos like it is suffering from the heat –
The Boat Harbour
Great Cormorant
Little Cormorant
Australian Swamphen
Willie Wagtail
Masked Lapwing
Australian White Ibis
Great Egret
The a Little Heron arrived.
But, then my attention turned to the Great Egret. It had caught fish.
Little Heron
Great Egret
Masked Lapwing
Great Egret
