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Hello,
Quite a bit of activity about lately with
White-naped H/Es & Rufous Fantails showing up; also a visit from a New
Holland H/E which are very occasionally seen here. The highlight though, was a
single Square-tailed Kite & then 2 birds a few days later (a new bird for
our home & list). Other new birds included a Mistletoe Bird &
three high flying Pelicans - an excited spotting over morning tea (lookout
coffee & muffins every where in the scramble for bins & all to view
before the trees interrupted views (didn't initially impress Coralie who my
son Madison & I are trying to 'encourage' on the birding front but she did
spot the 2nd Square-tailed kite - hope remains). This reminds me that morning
teas & breakfasts out the back are proving quite satisfactory as recently we
were treated to a Peregrine Falcon cruising with investigative menace low
in over the trees (no need for the bins that time but must remember
what was on the menu).
It could have been a false alarm but Maddie thought
he spotted some Chestnut-rumped Heathwrens across the road - hopefully
this proves to be the case as they haven't been seen since the Christmas
2001 fires. White-browed Scrubwrens have returned to a couple of
the escarpment gullies & there has been the occasional Spotted Quail
Thrush. Since the dogs have gone, Eastern Whip Birds &
especially Superb Lyre Birds are frequent visitors, the latter of
which leave huge 'deposits' on the back deck, working against our efforts to
'encourage' Coralie.
Well it must be time for morning tea - out the
back & a quick clean up before the evidence is spotted,
Matt
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