What are you doing? Any birding plans? I've been using google maps satellite images to try and find some new spots close to my new house and have found another morass to check out (never heard that term til I moved here, but it's marked on lots of maps). Plus my new 'local' a short loop walk less than a kilometre away which is fantastic for forest birds - although lots of tall trees, so a little challenging for the photographer - but you know I like a challenge! Here's a few snippets from another Morass a 5 minute drive away. I was a little sad leaving so many good spots behind but looks like there's more than enough to keep me busy in East Gipps, and dare I say it, even better for birds than Pambula! White-necked Heron White-throated Treecreeper impersonating a branch Brown Thornbill on the hop, geez they are quick!

Naturally it started raining shortly after arriving at Lake Gwelup, but our little friends didn't seem to mind. Only a couple of pairs were out and about today, but managed to catch an RBE actually eating a bee, although at distance so not as sharp as I would hope. Mrs RBE didn't seem overly impressed with his hunting skills. Hope to salvage a few more from today's outing, but Rugby League World Cup is competing for my attention tonight. All shots with Canon R5MkII combined with RF 200-800, F9, 1/3200 auto ISO (12800 and higher)

Headed straight toward me and kept on clicking..i knew his flight path to another loaded tree and underexposed by -2..

One of those amazing mornings where you come home on a huge high - multiple sightings of this magnificent Brown Goshawk, and a delightful Sacred Kingfisher who posed so beautifully for me. I would have loved a bit of action, but neither budged from their perches (until both flew away in the wrong direction for a shot), so I had to settle for a couple of classic portraits. Still very happy with that - especially the Goshawk, a notoriously difficult subject!

In my ongoing series of yawning birds, this time a Sacred Kingfisher - I have quite a few yawning birds now - I must be very boring company!