A few years ago when I
first took up bird photography, Mt Wanniassa was one of the first places I
visited. After a few tries, I wrote
it off as too high and dry to attract many birds.
What a surprise I had
today, when I went back and visited a spot I had previously ignored. It is near Long Gully Rd, and there is a
mass of heathy flowering shrubs and tussocky grasses providing a low, but
relatively dense understory to trees of many types and ages. Many small birds were feeding and
gathering nesting material at ground level as well as in saplings and the
trees, regardless of the grey butcherbird and kookaburras also present in this
little area.
Two birds surprised
me, for I had previously associated them with wetter areas: superb fairy-wrens
and white-eared honeyeaters.
I took the GPS
coordinates in case anyone else is interested. It is quite a delightful spot.
Lat S 35.38541
Long E 149.11985
Margaret Leggoe
