Lovely to see some colour at last - but have the birds returned? Decided to set up the wildlife camera for 24 hours near a traditionally popular birdbath to see who visited. The results - Several ubiquitous New Holland Honeyeaters, Eastern Yellow Robin, A White-eared Honeyeater, Eastern Yellow Robin and Red-browed Finches. Then, after dark, another thirsty customer - Hmm - another marsupial descending from his tree was the dominant male koala- He seemed to be on a mission - and was headed in the direction of the place he met up with the female koala last time - albeit briefly. I thought it polite to withdraw at this stage.
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Cirrus clouds (made of ice crystals) against the blue and some beautiful early autumn days - even as the days get noticeably shorter. Enjoying the sunshine was this Eastern Bearded Dragon - The Jewel Bug that inadvertently climbed aboard was living dangerously and likely to become a takeaway snack. Fortunately the lizard was preoccupied with assessing what sort of threat, if any, my camera and I posed. Still not much in flower - the bees will settle for a sip of Hebe nectar - - while, among the native plants, Grevillea Barklyana is a generous, long flowering source of the sweet stuff. -Other long-time bloomers include this Melaleuca sparsa - Abelia and the first of the Grevilleas to show their colours for autumn - this one is 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' - a rosmarinifolia x alpina hybrid.
Little as yet to support the honeyeaters, but it won't be too much longer. The Yellow-tails have found something they like though and are always a welcome sight as they do a late afternoon flyover. |
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