Another quest - this one for birds and flowers

The Units (that's us!) have been seeking birds and flowers!

We spent a few days exploring the Dandenong Ranges just outside Melbourne. The first day we were able to find more flowers than birds and the second day we found lots of flowers but also lots of birds. The first day we went to the National Rhododendron Gardens - remember it is spring time here. It was a very rainy cold day but the flowers were gorgeous!

Spring time - so lots of baby ducks!

Unbelievably beautiful setting!

You can purchase feed to give to the wild birds and we happened to come up on somebody doing just that and he was surrounded with Sulphur Crested Cockatoos.

Aren't I the pretty one!

We also saw Rosellas and more Rosies and lots we weren't able to identify.

Rosella

Juvenile Rosella

Rosella

Galahs (Rosies)

The main two birds we were in search of were the Kookabura and the Lyrebird. We did find the Kookabura but we are still searching for the Lyrebird.

Laughing Kookabura

The noise in the woods was pretty fantastic. Take a listen if you want. The first recording is mostly song birds with some cockatoos in the back ground. The second one is primarily cockatoos. THEY are noisy! A blend of bird voices and Some noisy Cockatoos

The second day we went to a different garden which was much smaller but just as magnificent!

Progress on the Bunyip continues and hopefully we will be able to pick him up this week sometime.