Lillydale Lake, Lilydale, Victoria

The Lillydale Lake area includes patches of bushland, the lake itself, other wetlands, and much wildlife, particularly water birds.
The extra l in Lillydale Lake is for historical reasons.

The above picture is of an Australian Magpie foraging in the grass near the lake.

23 January 2013

The following photos were taken during a visit by members of BirdLife Yarra Valley.

  Welcome Swallows resting in the sun.

   White-faced Heron stalking prey in a pond near the main lake.

  Two Australian Reed-Warblers
   were conversing deep in the
   reeds. I could just see one of
   them. The other was completey
   hidden.

       Black-fronted Dotterel.

Young Dusky Moorhen. It has not yet developed the bright red bill and shield of the adult.

2012

 

  Darter landing.

 
Darter taking off.

2011

Young Purple Swamphens trying out their feet and wings.