Chain Valley Bay

It was a day for the little birds when we walked along the firetrail in Chain Valley bay. A group of Varied Sitellas were peering under the branches looking for insects.

A Rose Robin kept lookout high in the trees, while Spotted Pardalotes dashed around in the canopy.

Golden Whistlers sang, Superb Fairywrens scolded from the shrubs and Eastern Spinebills chased each other and gleaned insects from the bark of the eucalypts.

Borah Creek TSR

The Varied Sitella was my only new bird of the weekend, though I did get better photos than I previously had of a few species, including the Turquoise Parrot. A group of these tiny, inquisitive guys were searching the crevices for insects on the ridge above Borah Creek. Varied Sitellas are only found in Australia, where there are a number of distinct races.