A day wandering down farm lanes and exploring the remnant bush around Cowra in the NSW Wheatbelt is a pleasure rewarded with sights of many birds; larger birds that thrive in the open farmland, aggressive Noisy Miners and Rainbow Lorikeets expanding their territories, honeyeaters that have to travel further and further to feed, and small birds surviving in the remaining thickets of bush.
Eastern Rosellas were everywhere, thriving after last years drought breaking rains.
This bee-eater was “working the air currents” around the Cowra lookout. Was it coincidence that someone was keeping bee hives at the base of the hill?
The locals were noting the increase in Sulphur-crested Cockatoos and blaming rain on the coast for their presence. Another explanation for the high numbers could be the good rains around Cowra?
Flocks of Silvereyes were feeding in the hedges around the camping ground in which I was staying.
Present as always and adding a splash of colour were the Red-rumped Parrots.
A group of Tree Martins land in the tree by a farm gate. A few hours before the same tree was full of Dusky Woodswallows.