A better month was February - finally away from Covid, although we're both still feeling the after effects.
Early in the month I was doing the rounds of the garden, when I noticed a bird trapped between the pumpkin plants and netting. It turned out to be a young Tawny Frogmouth. It had damaged its feathers to the extent it could not fly, so I delivered it to the local vet for on-forwarding to ACT Wildlife to care for it until it could be released into the wild again. I also learnt how to swear in Frogmouth!
On my regular dog walk, this time at Lake Ginninderra, a huge flock of Little Black Cormorants was gathered on the shore.
Balancing granite boulders - Namadgi has a lot of them, but they are intriguing.
Leaden Flycatcher along Ginninderra Creek
'Blue eyes' - Little Black Cormorant
Silver Gulls having an argument on which piece of rock belongs to whom
Purple Swamp Hen in flight
This pair is often near the car park when I walk along Ginninderra Creek
White-plumed honeyeater
February 19th we took off for a fortnight in Darwin!! Next day was 'The Spectacular Jumping Crocodile Cruise'
One of the smaller beasties
A larger version of the Saltwater Crocodile
They will come out of the water after meat dangled at the end of a pole
The larger residents are named - this one being Casanova
Casanova doing his jump
I love the Black Kites that follow the boat looking for handouts
Black Kites can eat on the wing
Black Kite
RAIN - 4 days of it during a cyclone bypassing Darwin
Double-bar Finch with nesting material in its beak
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Red-collared Lorikeet - a sub-species of the Rainbow Lorikeet |
Visits to Fogg Dam:
Australian Bustard
Magpie Goose
Darter preening
White-breasted Sea Eagle
White-breasted Sea Eagle stooping, giving the local waterbirds a fright
Comb-crested Jacana (or Lotus Bird). Their large feet allow them to walk on floating vegetation and lily pads
Water Lilies were doing well - almost flat enough for the Jacana to do its walk.
Termite Mounds on the way home from a yummy pizza lunch.
Visits to East Point
A young Jabiru scavenging at East Point
Little Friarbird
Spangled Drongo
White-breasted Woodswallow on the wing
Rufous-banded Honeyeater
Blue-faced Honeyeater.
Mornings at Sanctuary Lakes and Marlow Lagoon
Two-lined Dragon
Little Corellas - junior demanding food
Grey-crowned Babbler
Another four days of Darwin saved for next month.
