After an exciting morning viewing 30% of the world's migrant wader birds, PW and I made our way to Giffard Flora and Fauna Reserve for lunch. Whilst enjoying the view in a sheltered glade, we were privileged to have a White-throated Treecreeper serenade us for many minutes and give us some excellent views for a few. Their call is described as "rapid, high-pitched, penetrating piping ... continuing
interminably"
Pizzey & Knight. This is certainly true.
Gippsland has two treecreepers as residents. White-browed and White-throated. As you can see in the pic, W-T does not have an eyebrow. The W-T female has an ochre dot on the neck so our mate was a male.
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| White-throated Treecreeper |
As we were watching the W-T, Peter spotted a pair of "small, confiding birds of much charm"
Pizzey & Knight Yes, Jacky Winters. Typically, one was sitting on the top of a fence post and the other on a stump about one metre high. I was able to openly approach them to 3 metres or so before I chickened out and took a picture.
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| Jacky Winter |
After the birds we went for a short walk checking out the Lady Finger and Wax Lip Orchids.
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| Wax Lip Orchid |
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| Lady Finger Orchid
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There were plenty about. We had to be careful about standing on them.
Another magic day.
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