The forecast was for hot weather. Very hot weather, so I wanted to do an easy activity with shade available and not too much walking, and no hills to climb. A wander around the pools at Bicentennial Park seemed to fit the bill.
Australian Shelducks
I caught a train to Concord West and walked the short distance to the park. I then headed to the ponds. Despite the hot weather, there were a reasonable number of birds out. Here are some –
Red-necked Avocets
Black-winged Stilts
And a Stilt landing on top of an Avocet –
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers
Australian Shelducks
These were a new bird for me.
Superb Fairy-wrens
Great Egret
Pelican
Australian Darter
Welcome Swallows
Chestnut Teal
White-plumed Honeyeater
At one point, I noticed that a lot of the wading waterbirds took off and flew about, making a lot of noise –
What could disturb them? looking up I found out –
It was a Sea Eagle. A Silver Gull was trying to encourage it to leave.
Lastly, some of the many spiders –
