I spent a few hours wandering along the Cooks River to what birds could be seen.
I could not spot either of the sets of Tawny Frogmouths that I had seen earlier. So I continued to the Cup and Saucer Creek Wetlands. Here I spotted two young chicks wandering cautiously along the mudflats. A parent, a Purple Swamphen was nearby watching the chicks.
At one point, the parent had flown off, and one of the chicks had left the mudflat and seemed to be close to the edge of the wetlands. I moved around to try and get a closer photo. The chick appeared to be curious, but the parent must have been watching. It flew in, calling out to the chick, and the young bird retreated away from my lens. Interesting.
Then I continued down the river, seeing what else I could spot. A heron was walking along the river, looking for food. It must have strayed too close to the nest of a pair of Willie Wagtails. They were dive bombing the heron, chasing the much bigger bird away. Unfortunately I was not able to photograph this spectacle.
Lots of birds were about, but they are hard to spot and photograph. Further down, I spotted a young bird sitting by itself on a mangrove branch. Then the mother bird flew in with a worm for the young one. It soon flew off looking for more food for the little bird.
