Two Firetails together
Feb 6, 2010 Australian wildlife, Birds
Thought this was cute – two little red-browed firetails sitting on the wire fence together, just surveying their surroundings.
Magpie on the lawn III
Feb 5, 2010 Australian wildlife, Birds
Got it! He decided he’d grab it anyway.
Tags: black-backed magpie
Magpie on the lawn
Feb 3, 2010 Australian wildlife, Birds
I throw out fruit and bread scraps onto our back lawn for the birds a few times a week. I don’t want them dependent on us for food but at the same time I don’t want to waste food that something could be eating. Two magpies spied the bread this past week and watched me carefully as they made their way towards the bread. I love using my new longer lens to get a good close up.
Tags: black-backed magpie
Silver-eye
Jan 31, 2010 Australian wildlife, Birds
One of the great things with being outside every day with a longer lens is that I’m discovering birdlife I didn’t know existed, let alone on our own property. The two bird identifier posters in our dining room, left by the previous owners, have been great for my bird ID education.
This is a silver-eye, seen inside the willow tree and is very tiny, like a finch.
Tags: sliver-eye, tiny bird
Australian Icon on Australia Day
Jan 26, 2010 Australian wildlife, Lysterfield Lake Park
Today is Australia Day, a public holiday here in Australia with barbeques, Australia Day Honours Ceremonies the country wide and people just enjoying the Australian Summer.
This photo was taken at Lysterfield Lake Park and is a Grey Kangaroo.
Tags: grey kangaroo
