I cycled along the Cooks River with my camera to check the status of some local birds – in particular the nesting Tawny Frogmouths.
I managed to get some nice family photos of the Tawny Frogmouths at the Boat Harbour. Their two chicks seem to be doing well. 
It gets a bit difficult if one of the chicks wants to stretch is wings.
I then headed downstream, It was pleasing to see some Superb Fairy-wrens in the bush at the Foord St Bushcare Site. This has been a project of the Mudcrabs the Cooks River Bushcare Group. They have done a great job in planting species that offers protection to these small birds.
Some nearby Red Wattlebirds were enjoying the Jacaranda blossoms.
There was no change to the Younger Street Tawny Frogmouth on its nest.
And, also no change for the Tawny Frogmouth on its nest near Gough Whitlam Park.
At the island in Gough Whitlam Park, I got an obscured view of the Satin Bowerbird.
The Tawny Frogmouth family at Boat Harbour is gone (probably on holiday). after a couple of weeks on the eggs and just over three weeks looking after the chicks once they hatched, the chicks fledged Sunday or the day before and now the nest is empty and the family is nowhere to be seen near boat harbour. This was fascinating to watch. Mum, Dad and the two young ones good and healthy. Thanks David for the great photographs.
Yes – a friend went looking today and could not spot them. They won’t be too far away though. I would think less than 200 m from their nest. I saw them yesterday (16 Nov) after hearing they had fledged. Thanks for your comments.