Freckled Ducks.

Amongst others the Freckled Ducks are back on Lake Guyatt, the following photos show about 2/3 of the flock.

 

 

Also the Cattle Egret have made the small island their night roost.

 

 

Ross.

 



White Fronted Chats

Have been waiting for the Chats to come back to Desailly Flats, well hoping they would comeback, and they did. Last Sunday. One male and two females.

 Male Whited Fronted Chat.

 

Female White Fronted Chat.

 

 

Ross.

First Orchids

Went for a drive around the Munro area to check for Orchids, continued onto Fernbank and had a look at the Saplings Morass Reserve. Birds were very scarce, except for a couple of Butcher Birds and some Eastern Rosellas.

 

Butcher Bird.

 

I then drove onto Swallow Lagoon to check out the Orchids around the Northern water hole, found a nice patch of Trims and some Small Mosquito orchids about to come out.

 Trim Greenhood Swallow Lagoon.

 

 Trim Greenhood Swallow Lagoon.

 

 Small Mosquito Orchid, not yet out, Swallow Lagoon.

I think this is a Trim Greenhood, Coopers Rd Briagolong.

 

 

Ross.







Heyfield Birdo's 4th June.

Seven members of the Heyfield Bird Watchers travelled to the Bush Family Reserve, 225 Hectares of bushland which was taken over by the Trust For Nature in 1999, and is managed by the Trust for Nature and the Meerlieu Committee of Management.
After spending just under 3 hours wandering around the reserve we ticked off  33 bird species. Wedge Tailed Eagle, Brown Falcon, White-naped Honeyeater, Brown-headed Honeyeater, Spotted Pardalote, Grey Butcherbird, Grey Currawong, Golden Whistler, Scarlet Robin, Australian King Parrot to name a few.

 

Brown-headed Honeyeater

 And the odd Kangaroo had their eye on us. (;

 Scarlet Robin

 Black-face Cuckoo shrike.

Grey Currawong.

 

We then travelled a few K's to a farm at Meerlieu a relation of one of our members, after spending an hour there over lunch we ticked off  23 species. Australian Wood Duck, Australian Grebe, Black Shouldered Kite, Silvereye, Yellow-rumped Thornbill, Grey Fantail, Satin Bowerbird, White-eared Honeyeater. Spotted Pardalote.

 Wedged-Tailed Eagle.

 Scarlet Robin.

 Spotted Pardalote.

 Crimson Rosellas.

 

 

Ross.

 

Butcher Bird.

Walked out the front door a couple of days and here was a juvenile Butcher Bird cleaning up what was left of some cat food. Back in and out with the camera, the bird was very obliging.

Juvenile Butcher Bird.

 

 

Back down at Desailly Flats the Black Fronted Dotterels were having a feast, counted 20 in the flock, also with them were half a dozen Richard's Pippets and a couple of Willy Wagtails, couldn't get very close, and eventually frightened them off.

 

 

Having had a further look at the not so good photos I am not sure if these are Dotterels, What do you think Gouldi?

 

Ross.





Crinigan Rd Reserve Morwell.

Called into Crinigan Rd Reserve Morwell last Saturday on my way home from Bunyip. Had to deliver my grand daughter to her Mother for the weekend. Most of the birds we saw were within about 50 yards of the gate, and there were a few Fungi around.

 Eastern Yellow Robin.

King Parrot

 Satin Bower Bird.

 

 This Fungi was with about 10 others, a bright orange colour most had some of this Fur growing on them. Tis one was totally covered. What is it ?.

 Bracket Fungi.

 Coral Fungi. 

Coral Fungi.

 

 

 

Ross.

Lake Guyatt.

When for a walk around Lake Guyatt to-day, birds were scarce, but I did manage some photos. Also saw a couple of Eastern Spine Bills, but no photo.

 Not another Pelican.

 

 Red Wattle Bird.

 

 Superb Fairy Wren.

 

 Golden Whistler.

 

White Faced Heron.

 

Great Egret.

 

 

Ross.