[Richard Hall]

You have a great range of birds there Richard. Good stuff.

Thanks Rev.

I headed out late yesterday afternoon to Cox Scrub Conservation Park hoping that the tiny bit of rain we had a couple of days ago was enough to fill in some puddles near the entrance to this park.

The puddles are a great attractant to the birds in the area and I was particularly hoping to see and photograph Beautiful Firetails. They are quite rare in the hills and are only found at a couple of locations. Luckily I managed to see 3 firetails and captured my first ever images of this species. Whilst they were not the images I was hoping for (the little buggers refused to land on the perches I put up for them!) it was still pleasing to get a photo or two.

#52 Brown-headed Honeyeater

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#53 Beautiful Firetail

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#54 New Holland Honeyeater (meh.. Adelaide Sparrows. )

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#55 Elegant Parrot (a nice if very timid visitor)

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#56 Tawny-crowned Honeyeater (This behaved unlike a honeyeater by hopping across open ground to reach the water!)

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[Richard Hall]

#57 Brush Bronzewing (Incredibly wary! Spotted me in my camo hide from a long way off and promptly turned around and retreated)

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#58 Crescent Honeyeater (I love these honeyeaters, really pretty and cool vocals!)

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[John Laing]

You’re really steaming ahead, Richard.

John

[Alec Brennan]

Love those Crescent Honeyeaters and congrats on the Beautiful Firetail

[Richard Hall]

#59 Rainbow Lorikeet

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#60 Brown Treecreeper

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[John Laing]

Lovely rich colours on the birds, Richard.

John

[Richard Hall]

A trip out to Monarto Woodlands this afternoon. Was a little quiet but got some nice views of Australian Owlet-nightjar which is always a bonus for me.

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#62 White-winged Chough

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#63 Dusky Woodswallow

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#64 Australian Owlet-nightjar

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#65 Southern Whiteface

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