Fairy-wrens are settling in to breed, taking advantage of spiky dead vegetation.

One month since The Fire and our home bird list is growing. Some of our regular forest birds are returning, but there are some unusual visitors too. We’re hoping they don’t all stay!

In the Winter-quiet of the forest, the soft calls and feeding sounds of Glossy Black-Cockatoos can be heard.

Watching a group of Glossy Black-Cockatoos this week led me to think more about how they feed.

There are few plants flowering at the moment, but Banksia spinulosa is looking quite spectacular. Low light, brilliant flowers, and a beautiful bird - an Autumn afternoon treat.

It's a lucky day when we see the Glossies feeding ... but to see them breeding is a rare sight indeed.

Breeding season is a challenging time for birds, even for a species as boisterous and bossy as the Yellow-faced Honeyeater.

White-naped Honeyeaters consume large numbers of spiders, and leaf-curling spiders seem to be a particular favourite.

The baby Sacred Kingfishers are out and about – and seem younger than ever before!

A pair of Red-browed Finches have chosen a nearby Geebung bush as a nest site, giving us a good view of their construction activities.

Grey Fantails made a showy reappearance in the forest this morning,

Small changes in the mix of birds, the gradual return of insects and spiders, and early patches of floral colour. 

A twist on the theme of plants attracting birds to pollinate their flowers.

A close look at the unusual nesting behaviour of this small bird

Black-faced Monarch cleverly conceals its prey, only to have the hapless moth end up as another's meal.