My, my, my, that was March

March has been a bit of a busy month for Susanne and I as we opened our new shop on Gallery Walk on Mount Tamborine and I continued my efforts to find more work for my business, so I haven't spent nearly as much time in the garden as I would like. March continues a transition phase as the medium size visitors such as the Drongos begin to give way to the smaller winter migrants that really appear towards the end of the month and into April.  The Brown Honeyeaters in particular have appeared in force and are dominating the Grevilleas.

One of the great pleasures of our deck is the variety of things I see, and its not just birds.  Occasionally we get a Green Tree Snake climbing through the foliage, coming very close. These beautiful little snakes are effectively harmless to us and always a pleasure to see.

a Green Tree Snake tastes the air...

as it climbs through the ferns and jasmine.

Real beauties

and there are always Red-necked Wallabies around. I have no real idea of the size of the mob that lives on our hill, but the most I have seen has been about a dozen on the verges as I've driven home around dusk.  We see them around the house most days, usually in the early morning or late afternoon, and rarely more than three or four at a time, but I think that they are beginning to get used to me (after 12-years!).

This Joey is too large to get back in mum's pouch...

but still young enough to enjoy a feed...

It's a pity I didn't video this moment as the young fellah's front paws were cycling round as he enjoyed a drink.

Dragonfly season is slipping away, but there's still a few around.

an L-spot Basker takes a break

I was really pleased to capture this Common Glider as they so rarely seem to land.

Unfortunately it's the time of year when many end up as snacks for the Garden Orb Weaver spiders.

This Red Arrow is staying clear....

As a Garden Orb Weaver wraps up her prey...

Before heading off to somewhere quiet for lunch.

She travels using almost invisible threads that stretch away from the main web...

and quickly heads off before she becomes a snack herself.

And so, we come back to the birds....

Regular (Seen almost daily)

Australian Magpie
Brown Honeyeater

Brown or Garden Honeyeater

Common Bronzewing

male Common Bronzewing

Double-barred Finch
Galah

A Galah enjoys the late afternoon sun

Pacific Black Duck
Peaceful Dove
Plumed Whistling Duck
Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeets enjoy preening each other

Striated Pardalote

Striated Pardalote

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Torresian Crow
Welcome Swallow
White-throated Gerygone
White-throated Honeyeater

White-throated Honeyeater

Common (Seen weekly)

Bar-shouldered Dove
Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike
Blue-faced Honeyeater
Grey Shrike Thrush
King Parrot

Mrs Sparky shakes a leg...

as Sparky watches with interest!

Laughing Kookaburra
Little Corella
Noisy Friarbird
Noisy Miner
Pale-headed Rosella

Pale Headed Rosella

Pied Currawong
Spangled Drongo

Spangled Drongo

White-throated Treecreeper

White-throated Treecreeper

Willie Wagtail

Willie Wagtail

Yellow-faced Honeyeater

Uncommon (Seen occasionally)

Australian Hobby
Azure Kingfisher

Azure Kingfisher

Brown Thornbill

Brown Thornbill

Cicadabird
Collared Sparrowhawk
Eastern Yellow Robin

Eastern Yellow Robin

Forest Kingfisher
Grey Butcherbird
Golden Whistler
Leaden Flycatcher

Female Leaden Flycatcher

Lewins Honeyeater
Masked Plover
Pheasant Coucal

OK, it's well hidden, but it's the first time I've managed to get anything of a Pheasant Coucal.

Pied Butcherbird
Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen

Rainbow BeeEater

Rainbow Bee Eater

Red-backed Fairy Wren

Red-backed Fairy Wren

and one of his harem...

Red-browed Finch
Rufous Whistler

female Rufous Whistler enjoys a snack

Wedge-tailed Eagle
White-faced Heron

Rare (Seen just once in the month)

Australian Cormorant
Brown Cuckoo Dove
Brown Goshawk
Buff-rumped Thornbill
Crested Pigeon
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet
Scarlet Honeyeater

female Scarlet Honeyeater

Straw-necked Ibis
Tawny Frogmouth
Top Knot Pigeon
White-browed Scrub Wren
White-headed Pigeon

White-headed Pigeon

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Which is the third March in a row that we have seen 64-species.  I obviously need to think more about what I'm planting to try and increase out March tallies.