Seen in the garden
After a very hot period where there seemed to be little action in the garden (and I didn't spend much time out looking for action) it has been cool and things have been happening all over.
A key thing for birds in even the cooler weather is to keep hydrated and to keep the feathers lubricated. So our bird bath has been a scene of much activity.
The first birds photographed were some Silvereyes.
I think this is a Brown Thornbill, but it is always hard to tell them from Striated Thornbills when they are silent.
These two have plain breasts and I rate them as Buff-rumped Thornbills.
Another Silvereye being watched by a couple of Grey Fantails. The brownish tinges to areas which are more commonly white suggest they are this years young birds.
In case you wondered why they are called fantails.
A Superb Blue Wren - in case you wondered why they are called superb .....
Both fanned tail and superb wren.
The thornbill was joined by a Red-browed Finch.
Then several Red-brows turned up: the maximum I saw was 5, but didn't have the camera at that point.
Our red-hot pokers are turning into a forest. Hopefully some less common Honeyeaters will turn up.
In the vegetable garden we have some Globe Artichokes, which we initially grew as a possible foodstuff. However we don't like the amount of faffing around required to get a meal so they have just become ornamental.
This one was hanging around outside our bedroom. It is a Peron's Tree Frog (Litoria peroni)
A key thing for birds in even the cooler weather is to keep hydrated and to keep the feathers lubricated. So our bird bath has been a scene of much activity.
The first birds photographed were some Silvereyes.
A Striated Thornbill - looking a tad damp after a bath.
They are very spiffy - and very attractive to honeybees.
Looking under a water barrel I found a colourful frog. I think it is an Eastern Common Froglet (Crinia signifera).
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