Wild Birds of Australia

avondale87 wrote in post #18997635
Not sure what this is - Thrush of some sort?
Only been around last couple of days

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I’ll go with juvenile grey shrike-thrush, lovely songbird ( and neither shrike nor thrush! )

avondale87 wrote in post #18997635
Not sure what this is - Thrush of some sort?
Only been around last couple of days

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Judging by the beak, I'd say NOT a thrush. Looks like a relative of the Butcherbird or Oriole?

Red-Browed Treecreeper?

Pheasant coucal posing for the camera

Lyn2011 wrote in post #18997648
Pheasant coucal posing for the camera

You've got a beautiful bird there.
Is it frequenting your place? Very nice

graham121 wrote in post #18997644
I’ll go with juvenile grey shrike-thrush, lovely songbird ( and neither shrike nor thrush! )

Spencerphoto wrote in post #18997646
Judging by the beak, I'd say NOT a thrush. Looks like a relative of the Butcherbird or Oriole?

Red-Browed Treecreeper?

Graham following your lead I googled it and found photos very similar stating the grey shrike thrush

We don't have Treecreepers or Orieles I'm aware of

avondale87 wrote in post #18997660
You've got a beautiful bird there.
Is it frequenting your place? Very nice

Yes, I think he lives around our place. There are some bushes where he can hide.

A bushfire victim. We had a bush fire across the road from our home. Fortunately the wind was blowing away from us so no damage but even so a bit of a scare.
This "kookie" is a regular in our garden - part of a whole family that has been around for years - and he must have had a brush with the fire. His top feathers are all brown and he sounds a bit rough. No "laughing" for him for a while.

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I think this is an Australasian Pipit ~ Anthus novaeseelandiae
There's a pair and they have been hanging about here, for a while now

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was thrilled to see this little baby tagging along with mum, swimming behind, hanging on inside its wing and riding on top head held high. It was way out in mid dam though.
There were a couple of adults swimming about when out of the blue one charged this little tacker and scruffed it by the neck

avondale87 wrote in post #18999717
I think this is an Australasian Pipit ~ Anthus novaeseelandiae
There's a pair and they have been hanging about here, for a while now

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Yep, sure is....long back claw is a very good marker for species.

thanks Graham
Having not seen them before then finding one a few miles away late last year I'm not sure if they're getting more prevalent or I just wasn't aware before. I saw a couple a few miles from here yesterday also.

couple from the past - Flame Robin ~ Petroica phoenicea
Beautiful bird rarely seen here

this morning was very foggy then the sun broke through and the whole area came alive
The birds were singing at the top of their voice - everywhere
Three bird species in one tree - amazing experience
Little Wattlebird ~ Anthochaera chrysoptera
wet from dew

more from early this morning
Yellow-throated Honeyeater ~ Lichenostomus flavicollis

Lovely shots. I think it's time we had another holiday on the Apple isle