In the afternoon, after the Greenway Bird Survey, I thought I would check out more local birds. This time at Wolli Creek Regional Park. I caught a bus to Earlwood, and walked down to Girrahween Park to first see how the Tawny Frogmouth nest was going. I had spotted the nest on my previous visit to Wolli Creek.
I was delighted to see the male on the nest accompanied by two chicks.
On the same bough, but closer to the truck was the adult female.
I then made my way upstream. I was going to walk to Paperbark Creek – and look for birds there, and also the Bray St Wetlands. Quite a few birds were out.
New Holland Honeyeater
Variegated Fairy-wren
Silvereye
Eastern Yellow Robins
White-browed Scrubwren
Red-browed Finch
White-browed Scrubwren
Here is an Australian Reed Warbler in the Bray St Wetlands –
Then back to the Tawny Frogmouths at Girrahween Park.
I had sent my friend Valerie, a text when I first spotted the chicks, and she had arrived to look for them.
Here one of the chicks is stretching its wings –
And the adult female –
We then continued down the Two valleys Track to visit the Flying Fox Camp.
Laughing Kookaburra
We saw a few rather old Hyacinth Orchids – Dipodium variegatum
Grey-headed Flying FoxesÂ
A lot of the females are looking after babies at this time of year.
The babies cling to their mothers as they fly.
Silvereye
On the way back upstream, we spotted more Hyacinth Orchids – Dipodium variegatum at Girrahween Park.
And one last photo of the Tawny Frogmouth family –
And special thanks to Valerie for dropping me home.