We started our journey through the forest by watching a few unidentified honeyeaters in the trees. Then we decided to walk to the lake. On the way to the lake, western gerygones and other small birds flitted in the trees and grass surrounding the path. We continued walking through the forest, observing various bushbirds. Red wattlebirds, Willie wagtails and singing honeyeaters were three familiar birds I had seen in Melbourne before. Spiny-cheeked honeyeaters and other birds I couldn't identify flew in and out of trees too quick for my camera to follow.
A spiny-cheeked honeyeater perches in a tree
A black-shouldered kite flew around and scared all of the birds off their perches. It perched on a tree for a moment, then some honeyeaters or other smaller birds chased it off. After the kite had gone, an eastern ringneck parrot flew onto a bare tree right next to me, letting me take some good photos of it.
An eastern ringneck parrot
We headed back to the lake, where we saw an eastern great egret, little pied cormorant, australasian and hoary-headed grebe. Then we headed for home, stopping to observe a black-shouldered kite.
A majestic black-shouldered kite.
We had a great time at Lake Cardross!
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