Hubby has been saying for a while that he would like to keep a list of all the birds he sees here. To say the bird life is abundant, is a massive understatement. Rather than birdsong at dawn and dusk, it is a beautiful symphony that goes on all day. No, I don't miss the constant sound of traffic when the twittering and chirping of birds is the replacement! Already we have seen birds we haven't ever seen before. We had a male satin bower bird in our back yard late winter - early spring, who was busily collecting all the blue bits and pieces he could find (including my pegs!). Just a few days ago, we were graced with a dollar bird, and then yesterday we saw a scarlet honeyeater hopping around in our fig tree in the front yard that the kids all love to climb.
The first photo is of a scarlet honeyeater. It isn't one of our pics, it was taken by A. Leishman and the original may be seen at:
http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/science/hot_science_topics/Ecology_of_Cumberland_Plain_Woodland/woodland_wildlife/vertebrate_animals/myzomela_sanguinolenta
The second is our photo of the Dollar bird. Not a great one I know, but hubby is happy because he is insisting that we now need a better camera!!
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