Perth Birds
(Our guide for this day was Peter Taylor -
Birding Southwest
.)
Blue-breasted Fairy-wren. We were delighted to get this view of these exquisitely colored birds, and also with male and female so close together.
<
Splendid Fairy-wren. This little guy gave us a perfect pose. Bird photography should always be this easy.
Splendid Fairy-wren. (f)
New Holland Honeyeater.
Brown Honeyeater.
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater.
Dusky Moorhen. These are much like Coots with with red on their faces and orange legs.
Eurasian Coot.
>White-backed Magpie.
Western Gerygone.
Rufous Whistler.
Willie Wagtail.
Willie Wagtail giving us a demo on wagging his tail. We had no doubt how he got his name.
Inland Thornbill.
Grey Fantail.
Rufous Treecreeper.
<
Rufous Treecreeper.
Yellow-rumped Thornbill. We nearly missed getting a photo of this bird. If Peter had not pointed him out he would have gone unnoticed by us.
Black Swan.
(In pouring down rain)
Blue-billed Duck.
Pacific Black Duck.
King's Park and Botanical Gardens, Perth
Australian Raven.
Hybrid Mallard-Black Duck with ducklings.
Fremantle Birds
Silver Gull.
Willie Wagtail.
Red Wattlebird.
Return to log
Next to Melbourne