Continuing in Canberra
Our trip to Canberra will be a little longer than thought due to me needing to get a medical issue fixed up. So here are the next tranche of photos. They begin with things seen on a walk to and through Commonwealth Park. This plaque honours the designer of the Park in 1964 (when the Lake was filled). The underpass next to the plaque had some pleasing images. Choughs were evident, including one excited enough to be flashing a red eye. This one got tangled in a ring of bark and flashed the white in the wing as it escaped. The bones in the wing are very visible. The following morning I went to Parkwood, looking for the Red-backed Kingfisher (RbK). No joy, but I did tick a Rufous Songlark which became BAD. A colourful sunset. Out to Bluetts Block looking for RbK. No luck, but a Black-faced Cuckooshrike was sitting on a nest. Our morning walk had gone past what used to be Commonweaith Park. Now known as Temporary Fence Hire Dump. Out to K...