Gotta love a good bath on a hot afternoon
Would be interested in thoughts on this blue-banded bee's behaviour. She landed on the edge of a leaf with a clear surface, proceeding to deposit small white flecks on the leaf, seemingly using her hind leg to move them from her ovipositor onto the leaf. I know blue-banded bees lay eggs in burrows so I'm curious to know what she may have been doing.
Adult. Male. Deceased. Attacked by dogs. Observed by Wendy Taylor. Submitted via FB & Msg.
First time I have seen a Magpie-lark foraging on coastal rocks
Roma Street Parklands
a pair of corellas that frequently visit - looking at hollows in this manna gum
Honey eater having a bath - along with red brow finches.
red brow finches enjoying the birdbath - seemed happy to share with honeyeater