I spent the afternoon at the
Australian Botanical Gardens with my pal Lou. The gardens lead up to the Telstra
Tower which gives a panoramic view of Canberra. We did not go up the tower but
wandered through the created rainforest and took in some of the regular species
that inhabit the gardens.
Once the temperature had dropped
bird activity picked several Crimson Rosella moving into the ferns to feed on
the spindles on the leaves.
A juvenile Eastern Spinebill was
particularly habituated around the few people that were wandering around the
gardens.
Grey Fantail seemed to be at
every phishing point a pair were particularly bold in one of the quieter parts
of the garden.
Brown Thornbill were present at
low to mid level…
along with Noisy Miners who
lived up to their name!
At the end of the day we spoke
to a couple of volunteer guides who were very helpful with local birding tips. During
the conversation I recorded a new species in the form of a Pied Currawong that
as well as knocking over a chair in the café was clearing up any crumbs the
custom had left behind at the end of the day.
Lou saw and photographed bird of
the afternoon a male Satin Bowerbird which promptly disappeared as before I got
a view of what was a plumage tick for me. The journey back was not a quiet one due to the peacocking in the cab!
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