Day14, Bushwalking & Birding

Looking for birds in trees, we almost missed this Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

We explored a bush walk up from the beach up on the ridge lines

A close up on a young fern leaf that is yet to unfurl

A fringed lilly flower

Practicing manual focus - on a fly Mr Miagi style...

Manual focus practice paid off, getting shots of hyperactive tiny birds that hid behind twigs that confused the cameras auto focus. A White-browed Scrubwren (Sericornis frontalis)

Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla)

White-cheeked Honeyeater (Phylidonyris nigra)

Dinner, Cucumber with Bagels, Cream Cheese and Smoked Salmon seasoned with Salt and a crack of Pepper.

Day13, Oct 31 - Beach bumming

Happy Halloween ...with a belly full of candy stolen from trick or treaters... we headed off to do some house-sitting for a friend in Sydney living by the beach.

Before heading off we measured and weighed a Golden Crowned Snake (Cacophis squamulosus) which was released near where originally found in a back yard. Interestingly, one of the largest of this species i've seen at 72cm and 168g

One of the taunters.. Rainbow Lorikeet - one of many noisily chattering as the sun set, cheekilly hanging about nibbling and grooming.

A quick evening walk and we found some wild rabbits, an energetic long-nosed bandicoot & many birds that taunted us in the low light... we got better pics in the next few days c:

Homemade Butter Chicken with Broccolini, Mint-Yoghurt Naan, Lime Pickle and Buttery Jasmine Rice & a mug of Orange-Mango Juice & Bubbly. Nom!

-P & M

Day12, Sun 30th Oct, Local Bushwalk & Tea @ Leyla's

On a local morning bushwalk we saw some new species for Moe

Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)

Tail of Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)

Willy Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)

Galah (Cacatua roseicapilla)

Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca)

Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis)

Superb Blue Wren (Malurus cyaneus)

Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) *Top left

Photobombing Bird

 In the afternoon we visited Leyla's Haven for Wallaby's and Roo's, enjoyed a good chat and a pot of Russian Caravan Tea.

Moe holding Pippa, her first ever Wallaby. (We saw Moe's first from a distance on yesterdays bushwalk)

Barley, enjoying some potted plant snackables

-P

Day11 - Gosford Waterfront, Bushwalks with Pat

Adult Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Adult Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena) Enjoying sun.

Young Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Young Welcome Swallow, (Hirundo neoxena)

Adult and Young Welcome Swallow (Hirundo neoxena)

Young Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae)

Mallard Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

For dinner we visited my Aunty, Uncle and lil' Cousin Pat. We snuck in a quick local bushwalk.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)

Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)

Young Australian Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen)

A flock of Australian Magpies (Gymnorhina tibicen)

Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)

Pied Currawong (Strepera graculina)

Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

-P

Day 8, 26th Oct 2011

 

 A few pics from Day 8, 26th Oct 2011 - Botanic Gardens, Sydney

Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)

Hybrid Mallard-Black (Anas superciliosa X Anas platyrhychos)

Duckling

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)

Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala)

Masked Lapwing "Plover" (Vanellus miles)

Young Masked Lapwing "Plover" (Vanellus miles)

Silver Gull (Larus novaehollandiae)

Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus)

-P

Sydney Day

Close to the Australian Museum

Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take pictures in here, but the art show was beautiful!

Gang-gang Cockatoos, plus a pretty cool Major Mitchell's Cockatoo.

Sashimi!

The Sydney Opera House

That very, very tall plant with the flower right at the tip is a Gymea Lily