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Last weekend we spent the morning with a younger couple of ‘novice’ birders as they described themselves. This was our second outing together, and focused on Mt Annan Botanic Gardens in the hope that the endangered Swift Parrot flock, wintering here, which I had posted several weeks ago, were still present in the eucalypts of this park. Before we got […]
This post explores more birds from our Mt Annan bird dates. It is interesting how varied particular bird species nesting seasons are, especially for the Rainbow Lorikeet which may nest in Spring Summer or Winter Spring depending on the present food supply and prevailing weather conditions. We found several nests in old eucalypt trees near areas of flowering Grevillea ‘Superb’ […]
The early winter months down here are very quiet in our local parks, having fewer bird species and almost no current wildflowers to feed the many nectar eaters. However, our insectivorous birds including the Superb Fairy-wren, Grey Fantail, Eastern Yellow Robin, Golden Whistler, White-browed Scrubwren, Brown and Striated Thornbills and the Magpies, continue to thrive during this period. Several of […]