Hi All,
We took two budding birders aged two and three to Mt.Annan Botanic
Gardens yesterday.
The shop had four different quite easily identifiable fluffy
bird toys, Galah, Crimson Rosella, Grey Butcherbird and Kookaburra. $13
each.
When you pressed a spot on the belly, they played a short tape
of their call! We bought the Galah and Rosella, the Galah tape excited wild
Galahs feeding around our cocky cage in the back yard. This response got the
kids excited too, a great introduction to learning bird calls and ID at an
early age. Must get them a few more birds for Christmas
Hearing Galah calls around the house for hours on end is a bit
wearing though.
The ponds at Mt. Annan had a nice selection of waterbirds,
seen from the car, LITTLE GRASSBIRD, CHESTNUT TEAL and ROYAL SPOONBILL the
most notable, plus a flock of 50+ SACRED IBIS.
Cheers
Michael
Michael Hunter
Mulgoa Valley
50km west of Sydney Harbour Bridge
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