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Cattle Egret
I’d mentioned how I’ve noticed different birds at the lake lately. When I was walking the other day I saw two white birds take off from the flock of seagulls at the edge of the lake. I’d assumed, at...
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Misty morning at Lysterfield Park
I’m trying to get back into the routine of walking regularly throughout the week. When my husband and I returned home from our holiday in January we both seemed to hit the ground running and have...
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White-faced Heron
The white-faced heron is one of my favourite birds to follow around at the lake. I first saw it near the beach and once it became aware of me, it kept ahead so that it could see me but wasn’t too...
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White-faced heron at the lake
Here the heron is flying over the reeds at one part of the lake and heading to an area where it will seek food. Coming for a landing. Just look at those wings.
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Time for a feed!
Still with the heron! Here it is fishing for food and I was delighted to watch it. I love the picture of concentration and how it’s focused. Love how clear the reflection is!
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More to see at the lake
Here are just a few more images from the lake last week. I’ve got my eye on you! Duck trails Would love to get a close up of this bird. Maybe one day. It’s a Musk Duck. There are two of them currently...
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Kangaroos at Lysterfield Lake Park
I went for a walk on Saturday with my husband around the lake at the park. It’s a total of 5.5km and was a lovely surprise as I wasn’t sure if he’d be up to it. It was a cold but sunny and clear...
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Royal Spoonbill
When I was visiting Lysterfield Lake just over a week ago, to view the sunset there, I got a surprise in seeing a Royal Spoonbill there on the shore. I had thought I’d seen one in the distance on the...
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Walking at Lysterfield Park
It’s been most of the year since I’ve been to Lysterfield. I’ve been concentrating on Birdsland Reserve, which is closer to home, but as I was planning to host a photowalk at Lysterfield, thought it...
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Young bucks at play
As I headed towards one of my favourite conservation walks at Lysterfield I noticed a group of young male eastern grey kangaroos at play. Gotcha!
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Birds nest ingredients
As I walked back along Logan’s Track at Lysterfield I could see something white hanging in a tree. I moved off the main track and walked through the growth to get closer to the fence line where the...
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Big old boys
I went with a group on a photowalk at Lysterfield last Saturday and we came across, a couple of times, two big old boy eastern grey kangaroos. One member obviously hadn’t been that close to a kangaroo...
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Kangaroo and Joey
This post is for the benefit of my overseas friends and followers. While not all Australians get to see this site regularly I’m very blessed to live in an area where I can see kangaroos in the wild...
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