The garden and surrounding bush at Sea Change are home to a variety of birds that can easily be seen by sitting quietly on the deck or in the garden

A GREY SHRIKE–THRUSH often visits the birdfeeder on the rear deck (its characteristic jock-widee call can certainly be heard) and SUPERB FAIRY WRENS bustle in and out of the shrubbery. The male has a bright blue crown, upper back and side of head, except in winter when he is indistinguishable from the common brown female. The Blue Gums below the entrance attract visits from noisy YELLOW-TAILED BLACK COCKATOO in the spring which feast on the blossom.

YELLOW THROATED HONEY EATERS, with their olive-green plumage and bright yellow throat, frequent the shrubs at the front of the house, as do the even smaller BLACK-HEADED HONEYEATERS. The birdbath in the rose garden at the frontof the house is a favourite watering hole for several species, particularly in the late afternoon. HONEY EATERS use it to clean their streaked back-and-white feathers and yellow wing patches.

In Spring 2005 a pair of SPOTTED PARDALOTE chose the bottom of the Dahlia bed at the side of the house, for a nest and to raise their young. YELLOW and LITTLE WATTLE BIRDS prefer the taller Eucalypts on the edge of the property, as does the BLACK–FACED CUCKOO SHRIKE, a handsome light grey bird with a black face, flight feathers and tail.

YELLOW and LITTLE WATTLE BIRDS prefer the taller Eucalypts on the edge of the property, as does the BLACK–FACED CUCKOO SHRIKE, a handsome light grey bird with a black face, flight feathers and tail. A track leads from the garden to the beach. Do visit. You may have the pristine beach to yourself except for the GULLS, PIED OYSTERCATCERS, and a pair of tiny HOODED PLOVERS. Please keep to the waterline and don’t disturb the plovers as they are a threatened species