As this was the last weekday of my time off from work I wanted to go somewhere special to photograph, so I decided to make the trip to Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. This wonderful gem of nature is an easy 30 minute drive from my house and always worth a visit. I decided to use Daslsetta car park as the centre of my exploring, with a walk eastwards then back westwards towards Tidbinbilla River. I really underestimated how much ground I was going to cover, quickly finding myself running out of time yet still nowhere near the river. There was a lot of birdlife around but the closed canopy made it more of a photographic challenge than a lot of places around Canberra. As always, I enjoyed my time and will be back. I was really happy I went because I saw some marvellous Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos, an Australian Hobby flew past and I was also really fortunate to photograph two Yellow-faced Honeyeaters doing a horizontal face-off. A great morning spent in some truly beautiful country, I hope you enjoy the photographs.
Read MorePhotographing at Callum Brae Nature Reserve on Sunday, 28 October 2018 - Gregarious woodswallows and a beautiful pardalote
This is also a post I should have had up before now. On Sunday, 28 October I went for another visit to the wonderful Callum Brae Nature Reserve. Initially, I had the plan to walk some of the path I followed on my first visit. Happily, I was distracted by bird calls, which sent me off in a different direction meaning I was able to see the birds I have posted below. It was the first time for me to see woodswallows, especially two species that seemingly live very close by to each other. The weather was beautiful reminding me once again about how lucky I am to live in Canberra where we have a variety of nature reserves easily accessible from the city.
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