I spent a nice morning at Tempe – visiting the Wetlands and Tempe Reserve mainly photographing birds.
The highlight was getting some reasonably close photos of a Spotted Pardalote. This very small birds normally are found at the top of trees, so it is good to get photos of them close to ground level.
As well, I photographed some of the fast moving Welcome Swallows whizzing over the surface of the pools in their search for insects.
Also, some more regular visitors to the Wetlands. Silvereyes –
Red-browed Finches –
And some Superb Fairy-wrens in breeding plumage –
And a New Holland Honeyeater –
One not so common visitor, a Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo –
Walking around Tempe Reserve, I spotted a Pied Cormorant in the river with a fair sized fish –
And lastly a nice wasp –
Yellow Potter Wasp (Delta campaniforme)