Missing May

A dank and dismal month with frequent drizzles and less than inviting weather for photography, however, a trip up the the far north of Cape York provided a welcome diversion.'My visit was to the western side of the Cape York Peninsular, in the deepest darkest bush.  It was a lot warmer than down south and despite the old favourites such as the White-throated Honeyeater there was plenty of area specific birds to keep me occupied.

White-throated Honeyeater

Brown-backed Honeyeater

Satin Flycatcher

Rainbow Bee Eater

Little Bronze Cuckoo

Little Bronze Cuckoo

Sacred Kingfisher

Pale-headed Rosella

Interesting to not that the northern Pale Headed Rosella's appear grubbier than those in the south.

White-bellied Sea Eagles

Back at home the mercury was dropping and one morning there was a suggestion of a frost. I fully realise that this is till positively balmy weather for the average Brit, but I getting older and more acclimatised, so pardon me but I put a jumper on when I was putting the chook food out before dawn.

and onto the natives....

Regulars (Seen daily)

Australian Magpie
Bar-shouldered Dove
Brown Honeyeater
Bush Turkey
Common Bronzewing
Double-barred Finch
Galah
Laughing Kookaburra
Lewins Honeyeater
Little Corella
Noisy Friarbird
Noisy Miner
Pacific Black Duck
Peaceful Dove
Pied Butcherbird
Pied Currawong
Plumed Whistling Duck
Rainbow Bee-eater
Rainbow Lorikeet
Leaden Flycatcher
Striated Pardalote
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Torresian Crow
White-throated Gerygone
White-throated Honeyeater

Common (Seen Weekly)

Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike
Eastern Spinebill
Forest Kingfisher
Grey Fantail
Grey Shrike-Thrush
King Parrot
Satin Flycatcher
Scarlet Honeyeater
Yellow Faced Honeyeater

Uncommon (Seen occasionally)

Eastern Yellow Robin
Golden Whistler
Grey Butcherbird
Leaden Flycatcher
Little Friarbird
Magpie Lark
Rose Robin
Silvereye
Welcome Swallow
Willy  Wagtail
White-bellied Sea Eagle
White-throated Treecreeper
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Rare (Seen once)

Brown Goshawk
Brown Thornbill
Eastern Whipbird
Little Pied Cormorant
Olive-backed Oriole
Pale-headed Rosella
Scaly Breasted Lorikeet
Varied Sitella
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Wood Duck