As part of my travels around the edge of the Mallee country I visited Tresco West Bushland Reserve. It has a similar bird list to Goshschen and has many of the same plants and trees but is much bigger with kilometres of drivable tracks. I stopped the car in several places and wandered around looking for Bluebonnets and Variegated Fairywrens, neither of which I been able to successfully photograph before. At an interesting spot I heard the high pitched call of a Fairywren and stopped to investigate. I came across several brightly coloured males and their female flock leader.
Variegated Fairywren, Tresco West Bushland Reserve
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Im in love…… they are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing them.
Kath
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thanks for the comments Kath, they are a stunning tiny bird and very feisty too
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Love to see them in the wild, will put them on my bucket list. Im going to grab my bird book and go in search around Australia of all the birds I wish to see. then go overseas and do the same thing. Wanting to see a hummingbird all my life.
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Sounds like a good plan Kath, I am working state by state, still working on the first state Victoria, 335 done 70 odd to go then off to the next state …
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Awesome!
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Such beauty. You must live in Paradise!
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Not sure about paradise Steve, we have severe flooding and strong winds currently but we certainly have our moments and the bird life is stunning…
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