Tuesday 26 July 2022

Wild Bird Wednesday 522 - Birds at The Prom

Last weekend I visited Wilsons Promontory National Park for a weekend of walking and general decompression.  It was good.

As I was having a cup of tea I was visited by Crimson Rosellas and Magpies.  Of course I had to take some pictures.  Just up the path a Masked Lapwing was being as stressed as they normally are.

These are their pictures.










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Tuesday 19 July 2022

Wild Bird Wednesday 521 - Little Corella

The Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea) is a small parrot that often occurs in large flocks in Melbourne during the winter.  They come down to feed on grassy areas like sports ovals and 'nature strips' (that's the grass by the side of the road!)  If they find street trees with seed pd still intact they will feed on these and make a heck of a mess on the road:  a mixture of shredded seed pods, leaves and small twigs will litter the ground under the trees.

They are also very playful, messing around with sticks, bits of litter (sadly) and each other.

These are some pictures from the last couple of years.








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Tuesday 12 July 2022

Wild Bird Wednesday 520 - Musk Duck

Well, Covid has left alone for a while - thankfully.  So, now it's a matter of trying to get back on track again.  "I may be some time", comes to mind.

Thanks to the power of archive images, this week's WBW is brought to you by the Musk Duck (Biziura lobata).  The Musk Duck is a bit of a strange bird - with a stiff tail that is often carried on the surface of the water behind the bird, and in the males (these are not males!) a large leathery lobe that hangs below the beak.  They have a spectacular, splashy courtship display which I have seen at a distance but not yet photographed.  These birds were photographed at Werribee.

This is another species that seems to be rather shy, and these pictures are the best I have managed is far. (Roll on retirement!)





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Tuesday 5 July 2022

Wild Bird Wednesday 519 - Purple Swamphen.

Covid has returned to my household, just in time to ruin a (very) much needed holiday and to banish my wife into isolation in the front room!  This virus is the gift that keeps giving.

I managed to get out for a walk today - although not with a camera - and the Australasian Swamphens (Porphyrio melanotus) were fighting and chasing about near a small wetland.

These are sone pictures I have taken of that species, in that swamp, but not today!







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