We are fortunate to have seven beautiful and full-on grandchildren. They are spread around the place: Norfolk in the UK, Adelaide and Casino in Australia. This visit was not long after the birth of number #3 (Felix) in Adelaide, which meant a catch up with mum & dad and Violet and Eliza too. How quickly they grow up!
So, just as the 2016 visit to Norfolk set me on this path proper, this visit to Adelaide offered a renewed awareness of birds in a very different urban environment. You will see in coming posts also, that Casino has much to offer when another set of grandchildren are visited in that more rural setting. This set of photos was captured during a visit to a very urban nature reserve: Oaklands Wetland Reserve, in the southern suburb of Warradale. You will notice a couple of "new" sightings, but also that birds from our local environment are also there 😉.
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| Australasian grebe |
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| Eurasian coot |
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| Royal spoonbill |
I thought I would have a go at videoing this Royal spoonbill to capture the hoovering, or vacuuming action they use for foraging. Just 15 secs, but interesting to check out another feature of my camera deserving of more attention perhaps for demonstrating the behaviours of some of the birds?? Something for me to ponder and experiment with in time.
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| Purple swamphen |
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| Pacific black duck resting |
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| Blue Skimmer dragonfly ... come on ... it has wings! |
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| Little pied cormorant |
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| Yep ... also wings ... honey bees. |
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| Pacific black duck showing off! |
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| Australian wood duck |
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| The ubiquitous rainbow lorikeet |
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