Tin Can Bay & Cooloola Cove Birds.

This is to just show that there is more than just waders we see when we do the monthly wader counts at Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Cove.

Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis)

Brown Honeyeater (Lichmera indistincta)

Rufous Whistler (Male)(Pachycephala rufiventris)

Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)

Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus)

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How to wear Yellow and Grey.

Following on from my previous post I wish to share more birds from Churingas B&B. 

Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis) 

This is the first time I have been able to get a Yellow Robin to stay still long enough for a  decent photo.

Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)

The Striated Pardalote seemed to be everywhere we walked. All were busy with nesting activity, digging holes in banks.

White-throated Gerygone (Gerygone albogularis) 

The White-throated Gerygone were building a nest in a tall gum tree. The owners of the property told me the other day that the birds stopped building when there were strong winds, only to come back and continue when the wind dropped. 

More birds of Churingas next time.

Striated Pardalote & Double-barred Finch.

After hearing Pardalotes calling for the past week I thought as it was a Show Holiday here last Friday, I would take time to track them down so I could try out my new camera. After a lot of patience and with being frustrated by their going back and forth in our next door neighbour's front yard, I eventually realised four had landed on power lines above my head! Luckily this individual bird was good enough to pose for me in a tree next to my neighbour's house.

Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)

These Double-barred Finches were a lot easier to photograph as they come to our yard every day all year round. I am hoping that the Chestnut-breasted Mannikins come again in the Spring. When they do, I will be waiting!

Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)

Striated Pardalote

Its that time again when the birds start to raise their young. These Pardalotes managed to find our dirt heap a couple of years ago that we were going to use to fill a garden bed with, and made it theirs for the breeding season.

In the last couple of days I have heard them calling around the place, the dirt heap is still there so hopefully they will try it out again. We feel the birds may as well use it until we get around to using it for ourselves plus it is another reason why we should leave it where it is. We will move it one day, but just not yet. As you will see they like to sit on a branch and check if everything is clear before going in to the nest, a different story when coming out though.