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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Azzy" data-source="post: 1751433" data-attributes="member: 83206">I think seeing and dealing with some of those things that you've dealt with would creep me out somewhat, haha, but I do understand the concern about walking somewhere closer to suburbia, there's people in suburbia. But walking out in the conservation parks around here, doesn't concern me at all... except the times when I spend too long looking at birds on the first half of my walk and it starts to get dark before I'm back at my car. Then I start to get a little worried <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Sounds like I might have to take a stab at Ansteys though, if only for the spinebills and yellow-tails. Get them both in this area, but I only get the very occasional sighting. Would be nice to see them again. And I know what you mean about the lb's in a flock of sulphurs, the same with musks and purple crowned. To think how many times in the past I've lightly classed all the small ones as musks, how wrong I probably was <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />So I took a stab at your reed-warblers today. That is one good park you've got there. Amazing amount of bird life, along with dog walkers unfortunately <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> But I managed to obtain a rather large list of birds.The birds that I don't have a number next to, I lost count of <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />-Aussie magpie-1 galah-Musk lorikeet (you were right about their numbers!)-4 purple-crowned lorikeet-Noisy miner-5 eastern rosella-2 common bronzewing-1 laughing kookaburra (and laugh he did)-5 magpie larks-crested pigeon-2 little wattlebirds-3 red wattlebirds-New holland honeyeater (everywhere as usual)-2 white-plumed honeyeaters-Superb fairy wrens (I lost count, at least 15, saw 1 male too, incredible!)-2 rainbow lorikeets (unusually low)-16 feral pigeons (rock dove)-2 adelaide rosellas-6 blackbirds-3 golden whistlers-4 silvereyes-6 weebills-7 red-browed finches-1 sulphur-crested cockatoo-2 white-browed scrub-wrens-little ravens (heard only, couldn't count, but I'd guess more than 5, less than 10)-1 grey currawong-1 willy wagtail-2 rabbits-1 hoon doing donuts <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />Think I heard a few reed-warblers, didn't manage to see any though which was a bit of a shame. But the brief view of golden whistlers, the scrub-wrens and the male fairy wren certainly made up for that.Photos:1. Common bronzewing, 2 adult and 1 juvenile eastern rosella.2. Bad picture of a rainbow lorikeet.3. Silly rabbit <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" />4. Male superb fairy-wren caught mid-hop5. Male fairy-wren again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Will upload 2 more of the wren to my gallery. None of them are great, but they're still nice. He actually climbed up one of the reeds and clung there for a good 20 seconds, would have made a perfect photo. I now hate auto-focus with a passion <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> It gave me nothing but clear images of the reeds behind the wren <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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