Return of the whales

Rainbow Lorikeet

The weather has picked up over the last two weeks allowing us to get out and enjoy the great outdoors without freezing or getting wet. Last weekend was a long one for the Queen's Birthday and, while Emily went out shopping with her mother, I was able to head to the south edge of the city to look for one of the classic skulkers which is sighted now and again in a particular backwater off the Georges River. Having been reported for the first time since January in the mid-week I decided it was time to finally head down the M5 toll road and give it a go. A twitch is the only time that I'd ever consider paying a toll to drive on a road but when needs must...

Deepwater Park - Georges River

I was checking out the edges of one of the ponds when a large dark bird flushed and flew into the trees on the opposite side. A stretch of it's long yellow neck confirmed #466 Black Bittern before it shrunk into the foliage never to be seen again. Lucky!

Back to Cape Banks

Full breach!

Today we returned to Cape Banks in search of the whales and this time they didn't disappoint. Several pods swam by heading north and one group in particular decided to put on a spectacular show of breaching. The whales are most definitely back!

The Westpac rescue helicopter keeping us all safe