So I was back at the Orange Botanic Gardens again yesterday, after 5 days of very miserable weather (it snowed on Wednesday night) and there were birds everywhere. Like last week I didn't know which way to look or point the camera.
Again these photos aren't great but they show the incredible variety in a small area. In one tree I saw 8 species within minutes. Enjoy!
Eastern Spinebill:
Yellow-faced Honeyeater:
Yellow Thornbill:
Red-rumped Parrot:
Peewee:
And my first male Golden Whistler sighting:
I also saw:
Striated Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Eastern Rosella
Crimson Rosella
Rainbow Lorikeet
Magpie
Black Duck
Australasian Grebe
Dusky Moorhen
Silvereye
Grey Fantail
I love my lunch breaks.
That was a great lunch hour's birding Akasha! Lovely variety
Sunshine Coast Queensland
I love the Peewee having a bath. We call them Murray Magpies here. I have two sit in my yard almost every day and boy can they make a racket sometimes.
Great photos akasha
Great collection of birds - a very good lunch hour for a birder. I would love to see a male golden whistler. I also like the magpie-lark (our name) bathing
impressive range for a small area. nice shot of the peewee bathing.
Cheers, Owen.
Got some great birds there Akasha. :) Well done! :)
Top shots there Akasha and a good variety to.....My highlight of driving from Mackay to Bathurst once a week was going through Orange and Windsor, Beautiful places,I could live in either of them tomorrow, I really wish I could have had a spot in Orange where I could have pulled over and jumped out with the camera but to no avail.
Thx for posting, I love the birds from that area.
Thanks everyone. Here are some more pics I took on 17.05.11.
Crested Pigeon:
Australasian Grebe:
Galah:
Yellow-faced Honeyeater:
Red-browed Finch:
Dusky Moorhen (juvenille):
Little Pied Cormorant:
I actually got to see the Cormorant hunting which was a first for me. I find they are usually quite flighty and don't hang around long once they've know they've been seen.
Enjoy!!!
Nice set of shots......thx for sharing.
reat range and nice shots. Botanic gardens are usually good for birds.
Cheers, Owen.
More great shots Akasha..... looks like a good spot. Love the YFHE havent seen one yet.
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Great variety of birds. I like the Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Lovely selection of birds you got here. :-)