It was a perfect day for You Yangs Boneseeding Outing on 7th December 2013. Olive-backed Oriole was a highlight of my day. The bird was very cooperative for me to take photos. Wow... It was nice of you, Olive-backed Oriole!
Mistletoebird - Male
The Survey on 15 August 2013 - finally it was a decent day for bird watching after rains for a week or so.
I am always delighted to see Mistletoebirds. Here it was we spotted a male and a female on one of tracks at the north end of You Yangs. They were busy pulling insect webs out of trees and totally ignored us. They might be busy building their nest somewhere nearby as Jim said.
Gum tree blossoms attract all sorts of Honeyeaters and Lorikeets. At the gate, Purple-crowned Lorikeets and Musk Lorikeets were very noise with their favourite foods. It attracted a Raptor coming to try to get one of Lorikeets. At the end Lorikeets have to run for their life. By the way, Tawny Frogmouths were nowhere to be seen.
We saw Brown-headed, White-naped, Yellow-faced, Spiny-cheeked, White-plumed and New Holland Honeyeaters as there were a lot of gum tree blossoms. Red Wattlebirds were among them.
I am always delighted to see Mistletoebirds. Here it was we spotted a male and a female on one of tracks at the north end of You Yangs. They were busy pulling insect webs out of trees and totally ignored us. They might be busy building their nest somewhere nearby as Jim said.
Gum tree blossoms attract all sorts of Honeyeaters and Lorikeets. At the gate, Purple-crowned Lorikeets and Musk Lorikeets were very noise with their favourite foods. It attracted a Raptor coming to try to get one of Lorikeets. At the end Lorikeets have to run for their life. By the way, Tawny Frogmouths were nowhere to be seen.
We saw Brown-headed, White-naped, Yellow-faced, Spiny-cheeked, White-plumed and New Holland Honeyeaters as there were a lot of gum tree blossoms. Red Wattlebirds were among them.
Mistletoebird - Male
Male Mistletoebirds work as just hard as females. The photo was taken at You Yangs on 15th August 2013.
Mistletoebird - Female
Striated and Yellow Thornbills were at the top of hills. Yellow-rumped Thornbills were at south flat ground.
Two Wedged-tailed Eagle were hovering around in the high. A Little Eagle was spotted at Big Rock. Whistling Kites had their usual presence.
Delightly we also saw Common Bronzewing, Galah, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Eastern Rosella, Brown Treecreeper, Spoted Pardalote, Striated Pardalote, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Crested Shrike-tit, White-winged Chough, Australian Magpie,Scarlet Robin, Silvereye and European Goldfinch on the trip.
Two Wedged-tailed Eagle were hovering around in the high. A Little Eagle was spotted at Big Rock. Whistling Kites had their usual presence.
Delightly we also saw Common Bronzewing, Galah, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Eastern Rosella, Brown Treecreeper, Spoted Pardalote, Striated Pardalote, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Crested Shrike-tit, White-winged Chough, Australian Magpie,Scarlet Robin, Silvereye and European Goldfinch on the trip.
A lovely photo of Crested Shrike-tit was taken on 8th June 2013 at You Yangs.
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeaters seemed found the winter time in You Yangs were pleasant place to be. The photo was taken on 8th June 2013
Silvereye is the bird you would see each time at You Yangs. The photo was taken on 8th June 2013.
You can see why White-naped Honeyeater is called white-naped. The photo was taken at You Yangs on 8th June 2013.
I just can't help myself taking some photos each time I see Red-caped Robin. Aren't they gorgeous! This photo was taken at You Yangs on 8th June 2013. It was the first year I saw them at You Yangs.
I realised that I have not posted any photos of Red Wattlebirds. Here it is. They are common birds at You Yangs. The photo was taken on 8th June 2013.
Red-rumpled Parrot was watching me. The photo was taken at You Yangs on 8th June 2013.
Magnificent pose for the photo shoot. Well done, Eastern Spinebill. The photo was taken on 2nd May 2013 at You Yangs.
It is a not bad photo for a small Brown Thornbill in action. The photo was taken on 2nd May 2013 at You Yangs.
Yellow-tuftd Honeyeater was caught on camera on 2nd May 2013 at You Yangs.
A Cattle Egret with a broken wing was spotted on the farm pond just outside the You Yangs. The photo was taken on 2nd May 2013.
A decent photo of Tasmania Silvereye (Race Lateralis) was taken on 25 April 2013 at You Yangs.
