Southern Emu-wren

On Friday i had to leave Mount Glorious so my next stop was to visit my Dad in Port Macquarie.

For the last couple of years when i go there i head to a spot at Bonny Hills that i have always felt would hold these birds.

On sunday morning i finally found them, at one point i could see 3 females and 1 male but felt there might have been more. The male was very flighty and hidden in the bushes so only got shots of the females.

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Then on Monday morning i made another stop there on my way back to Canberra and not only got some shots of the male but also a second male that was molting and had no tail feathers ( might be a young bird? ) so confirming at least 5 birds in the group.

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