A spent a few hours out at Tempe Wetlands photographing birds. The highlight this visit was spotting a beautiful Rose Robin. This is a bird I had not seen in my local area before.
There had been some recent planting of bushes in one section of the wetland – and I think the disturbed soil may have attracted the Robin. I was in this section for a fair period of time and I was able to get some nice photos of it.
As well, there were some of the usual honeyeaters around –
New Holland Honeyeater
Eastern Spinebill
White-plumed Honeyeater
Noisy Miner
And a Silvereye –
I also spent some time trying to photograph the fast moving Welcome Swallows.
Here is one of the waterbirds, a White-faced Heron –
And to finish, I returned to the Rose Robin. I saw it dive for an insect on the ground. It looks like it was doing a face plant!
