I was surprised by two Buff-banded Rails that darted across the path in front of me and then foraged calmly in the mulch as I watched. This individual is plain gray on the lower breast, lacking the cinnamon-colored band the other bird sported.

Flying foxes dangled from the trees like bizarre living fruits.

A glamorous ibis.

This Noisy Miner was too busy feeding to pose.

The head pattern identifies this Magpie-lark as a female. She is neither a magpie nor a lark but belongs in a family comprised of only two species. The other lives along mountain streams on New Guinea.

Sulphur-crested Cockatoos feed in flocks on the grass. I captured these birds just as they took flight.

A fountain near the Botanic Gardens entrance doubled as a classy bathtub for a pair of Australasian Magpies.