A Bronze-cuckoo shines

Shining Bronze-cuckoo - a lifer for me!

Daughter and self visited Swan Lake at Phillip Island only to find that gumboots would be required if we were to proceed! 

We re-traced our steps to the car park when an obliging bronze-cuckoo appeared and perched above us (didn't actually call at this stage). Being a bit of a bronze-cuckoo nuff nuff I assumed that it would be the Horsfield's variety Chalcites basalis that I tend to see more often. The bird neatly displayed several angles demonstrating identifying features that distinguished it as a Shining bronze-cuckoo Chalcites lucidus. Lifer!!

I have since studied the call (very distinctive) and of course now I'm spotting them everywhere!

There was an even more obliging Grey fantail:

Grey fantail at Swan Lake, Phillip Island, Victoria

Sharing with Wild Bird Wednesday

Bird on!