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Am I overdoing this? I think it pretty special. I
just returned from Woden and went out to see if the bird was still there.
It took under 2 minutes to find the White-fronted Honeyeater again. I
watched it for a few minutes and got some more film of it. It seems quite happy
to have an observer within about 2 metres. Get much closer and then it flies up
to the top of the deciduous trees (where it is actually easier to see but I
wouldn't like it disturbed too much) or over the house then comes back a few
minutes later. It was calling a lot this time. A low "toc" sound or high
rasping call. It is a typical honeyeater, almost constantly moving.
To get there, from my place, go down my driveway
off Castley Circuit, past my blue trailer and house, through the tall line of
Photinia trees and look to the left for the low Grevillea in my neighbour's
front yard. Or go to Hiles Place cul de sac and turn right (west), (away from
the park) and walk along the path. My house is the first one that is not on a
street frontage and the low Grevillea is on the left. The other house next to it
has 3 Chihauhas and one big Malamute or similar dog that bark a lot. Please
don't go in people's yards. By the way, my neighbour in whose yard this
Grevillea is, are former COG members. The bird is easy to see from the pathway.
Sure beats going all the way to Fyshwick (for me at least). I can't make it much
easier than that, considering the crowds that attended at Fyshwick. I haven't
clued it down though. It has been here for at least 28 hours.
Having written that, I just went out again, it
wasn't there but returned within 2 minutes. it sat near the top of a tree
and I got some more film. It is hard to hold a video still enough, I thought I
better go inside and get out my tripod. I did and whilst I set it up, it was
still sitting in the same spot. I got some more minutes of film, this time no
shakes (some wind movement) but the bird almost fills the screen, and
is in bright light.
Also worth mentioning is that today there was an
attendance by one fully blue Satin Bowerbird among many green ones. Geoffrey got
a photo of it. Also an unusual observation of eight Australian Ravens doing what
appeared to be a territorial border settling discussion.
Philip Veerman
24 Castley
Circuit
KAMBAH ACT 2902
Phone. 02 - 62314041
(M) 0411
716177
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