It's been really busy here at the cottages :), but I haven't had much time for my favourite hobby :(. So this afternoon I squeezed in half an hour with my camera but only managed some mediocre photos. Regardless, I [...]
I heard a clear and loud call the other morning. I wasn't sure what it was, but I spotted this Helmeted Friarbird in the trees. As it came in closer, and eventually to the feeder on the verandah, I took [...]
The spotted catbird is not at all greedy, even though it seems like it, with its robust figure and army like precision raids on the feeder. I have a soft spot for the catbird, they seem to work so hard, [...]
The riflebirds totally ignore me around here. A couple of weeks ago I was cleaning at the Bali Cottage and set my video up to record (please excuse my clunking around and opening of screen doors). A male bird of [...]
The wildlife today proved to be a huge distraction. I was cleaning cottages, but managed to get in a few photos and videos that I'm posting below. The usual suspects showed up (Bridled Honeyeater, Lewins Honeyeater, Macleay's Honeyeater, Spotted [...]
Not the daytime soapy, but a bold little chick, and the beautiful Victoria's Riflebird. A male Victoria's Riflebird has been checking out the post on our pergola, and last Saturday I managed to snap him trying to attract the attention [...]
Today a Wompoo Fruit-Dove sat quietly in the figtree opposite my office, certain that I could not see him/her. Despite their size and bright colours, they are very hard to spot amongst the foliage. I love the deep wom-poo call [...]
Last night we had some very heavy rain. The tree fern near our verandah, weighed down with the rain, bent right down to the balustrade, so it had to be cut down. This is the same tree that a Victoria's [...]
A Grey Goshawk swooped in and settled on a branch outside my office window today. He had clutched in his feet an unfortunate bird, caught on the wing perhaps, he then proceeded to pull strips off it or defeather it [...]
A pair of Red-browed Finches build a nest. I video recorded these delightful little birds on and off over 6 days in the middle of January. One of the birds did not seem to have a lot of experience, and [...]
