On this day, only three bird species turned up to the bird feeder, but it was still a constantly shifting feast. Each species jostles the others out of position, and it is a constant flurry of wings. Missing were the Galahs, Bronze wing Pigeons and Australian Wood Ducks. The Ducks tend to wait for the … Continue reading A Gallery: Twenty Minutes at the Bird Feeder
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Red-Browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
It has been a long time since I’ve had a new bird species to add to the A-Z Native Species list, and small birds are hard to photograph, so I’m especially pleased to add the Red-Browed Finch. Technically it was Richard who saw and photographed these birds. I was somewhere else and missed them. Looking … Continue reading Red-Browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis)
Familiar Faces: Wildlife, Home, and Making Contact
The first thing I do when I get out of bed each day is look out the window to see ‘who’ is there. We recognise individual birds and animals within a species because they seem to have made their regular patch of turf the land outside our windows. It is their home as much as … Continue reading Familiar Faces: Wildlife, Home, and Making Contact
Fifteen Acres 