In an area that was ravaged by bushfires it has been encouraging to see new nests and lots of breeding activity this spring. The flush of new growth and seeding of weeds and grasses looks to be providing ample food for many of the smaller bush birds. Hopefully this will translate to a successful breeding season.
This Golden Whistler makes his protest clear from a nearby tree after two Eastern Spinebills came too close to the nest the Whistlers are building.
High in a Eucalypt tree across the water from a boat ramp, this Eastern Osprey returns to the nest and its young. This photo was taken with a 600mm equivalent telescopic lens from the boat ramp at a distance of about 100 metres. It is so important not to disturb breeding birds as they recover from the bushfires.