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Gum Swamp for More Birds

9/5/2015

The elements today were kind and my excursion to Gum Swamp 4km south of Forbes went ahead as planned. My one regret is that I had left it so long since my first visit to go out there and enjoy not only the birds but the peace and quiet and the close contact with nature itself that the site offers.
During the three hours I was there, besides those pictured, I also spotted swallows, kingfishers, galahs, peewees, currawongs, other ducks and water birds and various "small brown birds" that with my limited experience I was unable to identify.
So, serious twitchers will always be welcome to stay with us at Sunset View B&B when they visit Forbes to take advantage of what Gum Swamp has to offer.
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       A MOMENT OF PATIENCE, A MOMENT OF SILENCE
              Huang Tingjian (1045-1105, Song Dynasty)

      To emerge from a hundred battles victorious
         is nevertheless inferior to a moment of patience;
       To make ten thousand appropriate comments
         is nevertheless inferior to a moment of silence.
                                                                ____from Quan Song Shi
                                                                 (Complete Collection of Song Poems)
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First go - Watching the birds

9/4/2015

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Can't believe how long it has taken me to work out how to do this! Anyway, we'll see how it goes...

Anyone interested in bird watching, come to Forbes and stay at Sunset View B&B and be sure to bring your camera as we always have a good variety of birds in and around the garden.

This afternoon I managed to get some shots of gorgeous little White-plumed Honeyeaters - black bill, olive-grey with yellower head and little white neck plume with faint black line above, feeding on the grevillea and perching briefly in the shrubbery. Small but tough, they're so busy. They don't sit still for long and my camera doesn't have much of a zoom so I had to be patient.

The Gum Swamp Bird Hide is only 4km south of the town and tomorrow I'll try to get out there to see if I can capture any of the 150 species of birds or other small animals that frequent it.
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             THE ORIGIN OF CAUSE AND EFFECT
                                   Wang Rixiu ( ?-1173, Sang Dynasty) English translation: You Zai
      To know the causes of your past life,
   look at the experiences of your present life.
      To know the results of your future life
      look at the actions of your present life.
                _____ from Longshu Jingtu Wen
                                  (Writings of Longshu on the Pure Land)
                                                                                            *365 Days For Travelers

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Gum Swamp for More Birds

First go - Watching the birds

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