It was good to catch up with Valerie and Sue for a nice day out – the morning spent at Sydney Park, then to Gough Whitlam Park on the Cooks River for lunch and a look a for a few more birds along the river.
At Sydney Park, we spotted some nice birds. Its a great place to observe Australian Reed Warblers. Here are some –
On the left are two juveniles calling for food –
Here is a Noisy Miner –
Some young Dusky Moorhen chicks –
Magpie Larks –
Welcome Swallows –
Little Pied Cormorant –
And in the same pond – some of the Turtles –
We spent a fair bit of time looking for the Tawny Frogmouths that I had spotted the week before but had no luck. We also heard a Lewin’s Rail – but it did not emerge from the vegetation.
These Crested Pigeons seemed to be having a huddle –
What was going on. We assumed two were juveniles and were being fed.
And we spotted a few stinkhorns –
At Gough Whitlam Park, we saw this Australasian Darter –
And this Striated Heron wassail sitting on its nest –
