During my recent birding trip to Central Victoria, I dropped off my house mate at the Hepburn Springs Spa so she could take the waters. I decided to stay in the area and explore. I followed the small creek that fed the Spa upstream for an hour or so and found a number of interesting birds. There were many juveniles about still being fed by their parents. The juveniles can be a bit easier to photograph as they have not learnt to fear everything yet. The parents were much shyer and when they noticed that I was taking an interest in their chicks moved the chicks to new locations.
Crimson Rosella – feeding on seed pods while keeping an eye on its fledgeling which seemed quite curious about me.
Juvenile Crimson Rosella
Juvenile Sacred Kingfisher
Juvenile Yellow Faced Honeyeater
And a regular and tough target
Superb Fairy Wren
The Gap Year and Beyond 