Another pleasant day spent in my local area recording the birdlife.
I started by cycling down to the Cooks River and then riding along the cycleway to see what was about. On the mudflats I spotted this Great Egret –
Then I checked out some of the local Tawny Frogmouths –
And a Butcherbird was calling, with a Noisy Miner looking on –
On my way downstream I spotted a pair of Spoonbills. Here is one perched in a tree –
I then rode to Barton Park. As soon as I arrived and he Landing Lights Wetland, I spotted a juvenile Black-shouldered Kite perched on one of the lights of the sporting field above. I moved up to that area.
I then waited to see if the Kite would take off. It eventually did – but for a surprising reason.
It had noticed a Brown Goshawk nearby and had objected to its presence. The Kite flew down at it, and then flew off. So did the Brown Goshawk.
I then photographed some of the nearby smaller birds. Here is a Superb Fairywren –
I then spotted a large bird on the ground a fair way off. As I approached I saw it was the Kite. It had a skink.
It then took off with it –
That was the last I saw of the Kite. I made my way back to the Landing Lights Wetland.
Here are some of the birds at the Wetland –
Red-browed Finch
Great Egret
White-faced Heron
Pied Stilt
Bulbul
And the Brown Goshawk flew past (very quickly) –
It had been a nice day.
