We had a family day out at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, which sits at the bottom of Black Mountain in Canberra, just to the west of the Australian National University. The gardens have a good reputation for birdlife because of the concentration of flora, especially when it is flowering. The gardens did not disappoint. I was not able to photograph all the birds I saw as I was with my family and so I was supposed to keep up with them, not stay behind to photograph birds. Something about nobody understands me. I was really happy to see an Eastern Spinebill and a New Holland Honeyeater, I was just annoyed I could not get better photographs. We were all really excited when we saw the Echidna, who did not seem to care it was out in the middle of the day, mind you with that protection I guess it is very safe.