Monday.
A week ago I was posting about a mum and joey wallaby at Lucky Bay in Western Australia (last years’ big trip) and now another wallaby but bigger at Lake Somerset this past week! And another first, a clear sharp image of Pacific Black Ducks in flight showing the brilliant colours of the wing feathers.
Thursday.
There were numerous birds in the bush around Cheynes Beach. Mainly honeyeaters and wattlebirds, though I did see two Button Quail and a few Robins. The tiny, tiny pygmy possum supposedly frequents the banksias in the area near the caravan park but I didn’t see them. They are so small I doubt if I would have seen them in amongst the leaves unless they moved. The scrubby bush was low growing which made it easier to capture the birds in flight against the sky.
Saturday.
So many birds! At another place we found Red-capped Robins. The male is red, black and white and so distinctive.
Thursday.
Truely a sunrise worth getting out of bed for! This and many more images were taken beside our camp spot at the Dales Gorge Campground. It started quite slowly with just a red glow but then kept growing larger and redder and more amazing for a long time. A spectacular sunrise.
Friday.
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Monday.
We had seen this Wedge-tail Eagle in the sky over Lake Ballard but on the last day found him roosting in a dead tree nearby. I managed some lovely shots of this majestic bird as he took off.
Sunday.
After being chased over a wide range of sky the Osprey with the fish decided to leave entirely, still with his fish! The interloper finally came back to the nest empty handed and sat up there like he was challenging the other to try to come back. I didn’t see the one with the fish for the rest of the day.
Monday.
Action over the back fence in the Golden Penda tree which was in flower. I’ve seen the honeyeaters hover like a Hummingbird before but never been in the right position to get the shot, this time I was successful. The second photo was a funny fluke with the second Brown Honeyeater flying across at the exact moment I pressed the shutter.
Saturday.
I hadn’t seen many Rainbow Lorikeets since arriving home in December and then this small family group arrived, squawking as only Rainbow Lorikeets do. They were very happy preening each other and stayed close together like this in the tree until something startled them and they flew towards me. How good was that! It’s something you never know, as to which direction they’ll fly. I managed one in focus out of the three so I’ll just have to keep trying to get them all in focus when more come around.
Monday.
This Pacific Heron is a large glossy heron that has been seen frequently around the village in the past year, before that I had never seen one. It has some lovely iridescent feathers and a long white neck which is spotted down the centre, a very distinctive trademark!
LEE CLELAND 