This morning I went for a short ride along Lakeside Drive to Bucklands this morning. I wrote down 33 species of birds which wasn't too shabby for a horribly windy day. My first excitement was seeing a Black-faced Monarch on the uphill side of the stretch towards the boat ramp.
Then, on the way back I came across at least 3 Rufous Fantails. They were unfortunately active so a photo was not possible with my poor hand/eye coordination! I did manage to get a snap of this Superb Lyrebird shifting litter beside the road.
The most eye-catching vegetation at present is Bursaria spinosa.
If one tries to burrow through a copse of this it soon becomes very evident why one of its vernacular names is "Blackthorn". Wear Kevlar! It has a reputation as a very good species for attracting insects.
A large number of decibels were emanating from the bottom of Mullet Creek, indicating the Grey-headed Flying Fox colony is back in business.
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