Simin, a local birder, had been recently observing some Scarlet Honeyeaters and other birds at Rookwood Necropolis. After the Greenway Bird Survey, she invited Lennis and myself to join her on a visit. She soon found the Scarlet Honeyeaters. And although they were high up in the trees, we managed to observe them for quite a while.
Here are some photos –
And then we observed four Scarlet Honeyeaters (all male) perched on a branch –
And then they were joined by two more!
I was so nice to see these very striking birds.
Several times, we spotted a nearby Brown Goshawk – but none of us were able to get photos of it.
Rainbow Lorikeet
White-plumed Honeyeater
Australasian Figbird
Simin also took us to where she had recently seen some Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos. She soon found them again.
Superb Fairy-wren
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Spotted Pardalote
Many thanks to Simin for driving us to Rookwood and showing us around.