Preening and enjoying the early morning in my garden. Just before the big heat.
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Lovely
Great photos M-L,I love how you always get the eye reflection in all of your photos
Stunning Photos of the Eastern Yellow Robins, I wonder how many robin species you get in your garden? The Scarlet Robin photos that you took are superb!
Curtis
Thanks Curtis,I also have Scarlet Robins, at certain times there is a pair of Rose Robins, and last month I took a photo of a female Red-capped Robin, but haven't seen the male yet.
Here is a photo of the Red-capped Robin female.
M-L
Im envious! Scarlet and Rose Robins, I have never seen them! I have seen male Red capped Robins.
Curtis
Araminta, I notice where you live is close to the limit of the red-capped robin's range so it's great that you've had one where you live. They're seen more often in much drier country, I understand. We had one for a month here (s.e. slopes of Mt Lofty Ranges) some years ago but I haven't seen any since even tho' we're close to the edge of the drier, mallee country. I suspect we'll need to see further revegetation & bush restoration efforts between us & the mallee before we get permanent residents of this species. However, with global warming in full swing & definite signs we're experiencing longer, drier spells here than 25 years ago it'll be interesting to see if the ranges of birds like the red-capped robin change in any way. A few years ago there was what was called by some bird folk an irruption of yellow-plumed honeyeaters from the mallee into the wetter areas of the Mt Lofty Ranges. We had one at our place. I'm now wondering if there is a relationship between that "irruption" & global warming.
Woko, I wonder about lots of things. With the prolonged dry spell we are experiencing right now, more than one beautiful shrub on our property has died. Some of the others might follow, but I do not water, Australian natives should cope with those conditions. Then a big branch of a huge Blackwood tree dropped on some vegetation, and we lost 2 large shrubs that used to feed countless birds over the years. It’ll take years before a new one will grow to that size. Because of it the range of birds in my garden has changed immediately . I have seen birds fly in, looking for those shrubs, turn around and disappear into the bush on the other side of the fence. At least there is a lot of good vegetation for them over there. The planting at my place will have to wait until autumn .
M-L
I suspect those crushed shrubs will reshoot under their own steam, Araminta. I've had many shrubs smashed & smothered to smithereens by falling branches & to a shrub they've recovered brilliantly. It's almost like Nature's pruning.
Having bush next door is a wonderful advantage & shows the benefit of extensive areas of bushland so that when one part of the bush is damaged by fire etc the undamaged part can take up the overflow. Where there are very small areas of bushland the wildlife that's dependent on them is in serious danger if anything should happen to those small pieces. And the more adjacent neighbours who get the bug for ecological restoration the better the survival chances of the wildlife attracted to their backyards.