Cooks River and Barton Park Bike Ride – 26 August 2021

Day 61 of Lockdown. For exercise, I went on a bike ride down the Cooks River to Tempe and then to Barton Park. As usual, I took a camera.

On the way, I stopped off, just downstream of Illawarra Road, to photograph a Sacred Kingfisher.

Another short stop at Gough Whitlam Park to photograph a Royal Spoonbill.

I then continued to Barton Park. First stop was Landing Lights Wetland. Here are some of the Pied Stilts –

Superb Fairy-wren – 

Grey Fantail – 

Here is one of pair of very noisy Masked Lapwings –

Then up to the top area. Here is a Willie Wagtail –

It dives down to grab an insect.

Another Willie Wagtail –

New Holland Honeyeater –

Red-browed Finches – 

Yellow-rumped Thornbill – 

A little Golden-headed Cisticola belted out is call.

On the ride home, I had a look at Tempe Reserve. Here is a Crested Pigeon –

Here is a Little Egret at the Alexandria Canal –

More Egrets at the creek near Tempe Station. First a Great Egret –

There was a Little Egret nearby –

A White-faced Heron flew upstream.

And back on the Cooks River, another Sacred Kingfisher was out for s short time –