Bird Watching: More birds from Down Under Volume 2, 1 by MargaretK

MargaretK wrote:
Thank you Lee, Nanny, Pelle and wallaby. Nanny, they really are a sign of summer here as well, migrating from the northern part of the state (several thousand km) to nest in the south west.

Hel, unless your Kookaburras have different habits to ours, they're laughing away well before sun-up, so if the Channel Billed Cuckoos are starting earlier than that, your sleep will be suffering. The Wattlebirds are noisy, but I just love them. They're so pugnacious. Wallaby do you remember Wattlebirds in Victor Harbor? Hel, are they lovebirds you have there?

I don't want to flood the post with Rainbow Bee Eaters, even though I got some shots this afternoon. Here's a Great Crested Grebe from three weeks ago. Along with my quest for a great shot of a Bee Eater, I'm really keen on getting a half way decent shot of these birds. I think it's because their eyes are deep set that I've found it impossible to get that magic little highlight in the eye. Of course, the fact that it's been cloudy every time I've tried to shoot them may also have some bearing on it.