Back to Nurragingy Reserve – 16 January 2021

I was keen to return to Nurragingy Reserve at Doonside after my previous recent very good bird photography visits. This visit, for some reason, a lot of the birds I photographed had some blueness to them. I was only the lookout for Kingfishers and Nurragingy often provides good opportunities to observe these beautiful birds. I saw them on this trip, but I also had my best observation session with Blue-faced Honeyeaters.

I was looking at an Azure Kingfisher at one of the ponds, when a family of Blue-faced Honeyeaters turned up. They spent about 15 minutes in that location.

The one above was teaching for insects amongst the bark. The one below is looking for insects on the top of the palm leaves.

This one does not have the blue colouring – a juvenile.

And some more –

And now for the Azure Kingfisher. One seemed to be around the ponds for much of the day. Perhaps taking food back to a nest?

It almost got blown off its perch –

I tried to get some photos of it catching a fish – but the birds was too fast for me. Here it does have a fish –

And a second Azure Kingfisher has arrived. Its mate?

There was also a pair of Sacred Kingfishers not faraway. I hear this ones call from a long way off –

It then vanished. I looked a hole in a tree nearby and could see some movement inside.

Then too quick for me – it flew out.

Here are the pair where I have seen them before –

I also saw the other species of Kingfisher – one that is much more common – the Laughing Kookaburra. I think this one is a juvenile –

And some of the other birds –

Australian Wood Ducks

I had seen this family before. There were four chicks, and they were all still alive.

Here is a female Scarlet Honeyeater –

And these are White-winged Choughs. The photo shows two of three that were hanging around.

Not far away, was the fourth one – it was on a nest. I had seen this nest on my previous visit.

Here is a Musk Lorikeet –

And a Grey Butcherbird –

These Noisy Miners are having dirt bath. They do this to rid themselves of parasites.

Here is a Yellow-faced Honeyeater –

And lastly a Brown Thornbill –

And a few of the reptiles in Nurragingy –