What a shame my class has come to an end for this semester. For our final class we did some tidying up of assignments and then went for a walk on Bruce Ridge, not far from the CIT. (followed by a yummy BBQ)
It is so hard to photograph small birds in amongst the trees with Automatic focus on my camera. Must get out and practise the manual focus.
Our class list of birds gathered a few new species:
Flame Robin.
It is so hard to photograph small birds in amongst the trees with Automatic focus on my camera. Must get out and practise the manual focus.
Our class list of birds gathered a few new species:
Flame Robin.
A White-throated Treecreeper doing what treecreepers do - gleen insects from the underneath of branches, amongst the bark, and trunks of trees by hopping up the branch.
This Grey Fantail was also flitting around the tree trunk,
 Last summer at Perisher I snapped this Grey Fantail. I'm pretty sure there was a lady around somewhere close. |  |
In the lower centre of the photo is a Buff-rumped Thornbill. These tiny birds are so hard to photograph in amongst the bushes.
Can you find it?
The wattles were starting to flower too.
 Echidnas use termite mounds by digging into the mound to find termites to eat, They dig through exterior and expose the termite tunnels then use their long tongues to eat them one by one. We searched for, and found, some Sugar Glider hollows and scratchings on the bark where they were releasing sap to eat. We think we saw a hollow where a Brushtail Possum might reside. Other birds we saw were Kookaburras and Currawongs. Thanks to the students in my class, I wish you all the best in your endeavours. |   This White-winged Chough mud nest has been on this tree for many years and is repaired and used each year. White-winged Choughs are co-operative breeders and last years juveniles help raise the current years nestlings. |
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