Margaret River Birding III : Ludlow Tuart Forest
February 2018 Weather: Warm: 28C
Nikon P900
About an hour north east of Dunsborough is the town of Busselton and the Ludlow Tuart Forest just beyond it. We set off early morning, getting to the forest where the Tuart trees are by about 730am….
You see this sign where there is a little camp site and parking lot on the left side of the road coming from Dunsborough…
walking into the forest, the flattened patches of grass made for interesting terrain
the kangaroos were already up and about
the grey fantails were active
grey fantail
The ring necked parakeet was conspicuous by the noise it made
ring necked parakeet
Red wattlebird
red wattlebird
And overlooking the main road, this black faced cuckooshrike…thanks to Bob Kaufman for ID
Black faced cuckooshrike
at the end of the trail, there was a hide from which we could see the waterbirds
black winged stilt…which looks very much like the black necked stilt I saw in Hawaii just a few weels ago!
black winged stilt
Australian white Ibis
cormorant
Australian pelican
and just before we left, this raptor appeared…a swamp harrier
Swamp Harrier, ID courtesyof Bob Kaufman
The bird density wasn’t very high but nevertheless the Ludlow Tuart forest is still worth a visit…
The Natural Traveller 
Very interesting, it’s always great to see the birds in another country. I love the Australian Pelican, white is a good colour. Cormorants are the same everywhere I go. Always with their wings spread. I love seeing them like that.
Thanks for visiting my blog…indeed the cormorants are frequently seen like that….