The average June day temperature in Byron Bay is about 20 C and in recent years it is often one or two degrees higher than that. So it is not surprising that even mid winter days can have a spring like feel. Lots of active birds, bright colours and song. Here are a few photographed over the last week.
At Arakwal National Park on the south side of Byron Bay the banksias are in full flower. Scaly-breasted Lorikeets, Rainbow Lorikeets , Brown Honeyeaters and Little Wattlebirds squabble over banksias dripping with nectar.
A Brown Honeyeater at Arakwal National Park in Byron Bay.
At nearby Tallow Creek, at the old waste treatment plant, this Azure Kingfisher was patrolling around the disused ponds.
On the north side of Byron Bay, at the Belongil Wetland, Grey Teals join the other ducks to be seen on this pond; Australian Wood Ducks and Pacific Black Ducks. The Wandering Whistling Ducks and the Radjah Shelduck have left.
This Rainbow Bee-eater has its back to the wind on Belongil Beach north of Byron Bay.
Close by this Sacred Kingfisher was feeding at the edge where the sandhills meet the beach, an area much changed by the recent cyclone.