I went on an afternoon walk down the Cooks River to look for birds. I took my camera.
My first stop was at the Biddle St Waterhole. On previous trips, there had been a Sacred Kingfisher there. No sign of it this visit, but I did spot a single Tawny Frogmouth perched in a paperbark.
I then walked down to the end of the street and into Marrickville Golf Course. More Tawny Frogmouths. I spotted one in a tree by itself –
And then there were two roosting in another tree.
I then walked down to the Cooks River and walked downstream. Here is a White-faced Heron –
Between Illawarra Road and Gough Whitlam Park, I was on the lookout for Sacred Kingfishers. No sign on any.
I did hear some King Parrots, and here is one –
In the billabong at Gough Whitlam Park – there was a foraging Royal Spoonbill –
And a Great Egret –
I then started walking back. I heard an Olive-backed Oriole, and it took a while to spot it –
And some Little Pied Cormorants –
And another Great Egret –
And, near Illawarra Road, I did get a glimpse of a Sacred Kingfisher. But it took off soon after I spotted it.
