Another of my loves, with my camera, is capturing images of our beautiful birds. I am lucky enough to live very close to Woodlands Historic Park which is home to many and varied species of birds.
I’ve selected my favourite 20 bird images taken in 2013, I hope you enjoy them.
My rules for selection were;
– no more than one photo for any one species
– no captive birds, only wild birds
You can click on any image to view it larger in Flickr.
In no particular order.

Striated Pardalote, Woodlands Historic Park

White-winged Chough, Woodlands Historic Park

New Holland Honeyeater, our back garden

Eastern Yellow Robin, Lemonade Creek Cottages, Lorne

Red-capped Robin, Woodlands Historic Park

Superb Fairy-wren, Woodlands Historic Park

Tawny Frogmouth, Woodlands Historic Park

Sparrow, Melbourne Zoo

Peregrine Falcon, on our next door neighbour’s TV aerial

Rufous Whistler, Woodlands Historic Park

Australian Magpie. Woodlands Historic Park

Magpie Lark, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat

Purple Swamphen, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat

Brown Falcon, Providence Road, Greenvale

White-necked Heron, Mickleham Road, Greenvale

Spotted Pardalote, Woodlands Historic Park

Black-shouldered Kite, Woodlands Historic Park

Pelicans, Western Treatment Plant

Eastern Spinebill, Lemonade Creek Cottages, Lorne

Kookaburra, Woodlands Historic Park