Jacky Winter in Warby-Ovens National Park
This entry continues the set collected over March-April in north-east Victoria. The Jacky Winter is a type of Flycatcher, this one photographed in the Killawarra section of the Warby-Ovens National Park.
Author: Paul Piko
Silvereye
Here’s a Silvereye visiting Bartley’s Block, Chiltern.
White-browed Babbler
The White-browed Babblers that I saw over Easter in the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park spent most of their time digging around in the leaf litter. This one popped up onto a branch, giving me a nice, clear view.
Friarbirds in Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park
The Friarbirds are comparatively large honeyeaters with few feathers, if any, on their heads. There were two species of Friarbird at the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park over Easter: the smaller Little Friarbird, and the larger Noisy Friarbird.
Red Wattlebird
The red wattlebird is one of the loudest birds in the box-ironbark country. I caught this one mid-call at Killawara, the northern section of the Warby-Ovens National Park.
Eastern Spinebills at Bartley’s Block, Chiltern
The new $5 note includes an oddly coloured Eastern Spinebill (read about it on the Reserve Bank’s web site). Here are a couple of photos of Eastern Spinebills at Bartley’s Block, Chiltern. I think one of them is having a laugh 🙂
Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters
Here are some more photos from March/April in the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park. I saw Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters at Bartley’s Block, Lappin’s Dam, along Donchi Hill Road and Bullant Track.
Red-rumped Parrot and Eastern Rosella
The parrots and rosellas are more patient than the little honeyeaters. They perch in the trees by the dam and sit there for some time before coming in for a drink. Once again these photos are from Lappin’s Dam, Chiltern.
Yellow-footed Antechinus
Not the greatest quality (heavily cropped and grass/foliage between us), but I was still happy to get a photo of this Yellow-footed Antechinus at Lappin’s Dam, near Chiltern.
Peaceful Dove and Bronzewing
A good number of the photos I took over Easter were at Lappin’s Dam, in the north-west of the Chiltern-Mt Pilot National Park. There was not much water in the dam, but more than most of the other bush dams in the area.
