Day 28 of lockdown. Another exercise bike ride. This time I did make it to Barton Park, but the afternoon was relatively quiet for birds. Perhaps because it was quite a windy day.
I cycled down the Cooks River Cycleway, but didn’t see any birds until I got to Cahill Park. This was where I had seen a Sacred Kingfisher the day before. I was here again.
But it didn’t stay long. It flew into some small mangroves, and perched out of sight. I didn’t see it again. So I turned my camera to some there birds nearby.
Here is a Royal Spoonbill –
And an Australian Darter was swimming, but climbed out onto the mudbank.
In the creek (stormwater drain), a Great Egret was hunting for fish –
It soon caught small one –
This time it caught two –
But one escaped.
I continued on my ride and soon reached Barton Park. The Landing Lights Wetland was relatively quiet. Here is a White-faced Heron –
And one of the Pied Stilts. This one feeding in the hinterland.
Back to the Heron –
Looking around for other birds, I spotted this New Holland Honeyeater –
The top area was also very quiet. A few Welcome Swallows and Fairy Martins were flying about hunting for insects. Here is a Fairy Martin –
And this Welcome Swallow is just about to grab an insect –
And so is this Fairy Martin –
And a Pelican flew overhead.
The ride home was pretty uneventful.