Wild Birds of Australia

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19358537
Lovely birds you guys have over there in Oz.
I’d certainly like to see a few of them cockatoos drop in on our patch.
But, are you happy having them devour your fruit?

Not really Ray. If they'd eat one completely and move on not so, but they nibble one then move to another wrecking half the crop in the process

Pippan wrote in post #19358543
Ray, they're seed-eaters.Fruit bats on the other hand ...

They do like fruit though Pippan.
this one took off with this in its beak
Rather funny as there's a sheet of tin (roof iron) on the ground under the tree and someone knocked an apple off and it landed plonk onto the tin.
Sounded very loud. Scared the lot and they all departed pronto

avondale87 wrote in post #19358868
Not really Ray. If they'd eat one completely and move on not so, but they nibble one then move to another wrecking half the crop in the process

They do like fruit though Pippan.
this one took off with this in its beak
Rather funny as there's a sheet of tin (roof iron) on the ground under the tree and someone knocked an apple off and it landed plonk onto the tin.
Sounded very loud. Scared the lot and they all departed pronto

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Great picture, Richard. Lovely bird. Ten out of ten for that.

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19358968
Great picture, Richard. Lovely bird. Ten out of ten for that.

Thanks very much Ray
Much appreciated.

Bar-breasted Honeyeater at her nest. The nest is a loose tangle of paperbark strips, small sticks and spiderweb hanging from a spindly branch over the water of Florence Creek in Litchfield National Park. It is about 10 feet from the bank and 6 feet above the water. Quite safe from most predators I'd imagine.

This juvenile Australian Yellow Oriole was very interested in whatever was inside that tree trunk, and kept coming back to it.

Male Green Pygmy Goose at the Tabletop Swamp, a perched wetland in Litchfield National Park (female at bottom left).

Pippan wrote in post #19359162
Bar-breasted Honeyeater at her nest. The nest is a loose tangle of paperbark strips, small sticks and spiderweb hanging from a spindly branch over the water of Florence Creek in Litchfield National Park. It is about 10 feet from the bank and 6 feet above the water. Quite safe from most predators I'd imagine.

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This is a lovely little bird. I've never heard of it (or obviously seen one before)

Great shot

jholeana wrote in post #19360171
This is a lovely little bird. I've never heard of it (or obviously seen one before)

Great shot

Thanks very much Jo, busy little things too but only found north of the Tropic of Capricorn.

Brown Thornbill
they are occasionally in a small flock but mainly I see individuals scouting for grubs etc in the trees and shrubbery

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whilst I was watching the Thornbill do its rounds there were Grey Fantails - Cranky Fans, Superb Fairy Wrens and Silvereyes flitting about
This little female Superb Fairy Wren came very close

avondale87 wrote in post #19360212
whilst I was watching the Thornbill do its rounds there were Grey Fantails - Cranky Fans, Superb Fairy Wrens and Silvereyes flitting about
This little female Superb Fairy Wren came very close

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Then this baby Bandicoot burst onto the scene

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Quite some wildlife show for a while
(pardon the transgression, I know its not a bird , but it was all part of one big show

Even the bandicoot is cute!

Pippan wrote in post #19360019
Male Green Pygmy Goose at the Tabletop Swamp, a perched wetland in Litchfield National Park (female at bottom left).

avondale87 wrote in post #19360212
whilst I was watching the Thornbill do its rounds there were Grey Fantails - Cranky Fans, Superb Fairy Wrens and Silvereyes flitting about
This little female Superb Fairy Wren came very close

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Then this baby Bandicoot burst onto the scene

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Quite some wildlife show for a while
(pardon the transgression, I know its not a bird , but it was all part of one big show

All nice shots, Lads. Very sharp.

Pippan wrote in post #19360216
Even the bandicoot is cute!

It surely is and not something we've seen here. The parents yes, but not little ones skipping about

Ray.Petri wrote in post #19360230
All nice shots, Lads. Very sharp.

Thanks Ray

this Grey Shrike-thrush is amazing.
I think it's the same one that taps (belts) on our window and sings its wondrous chorus to us.
Here it has been exploring my timber stack.
It had just flown up onto a power pole looked at me then flew right down and landed on the gate beside me and was only a foot (30cm) away staring at me.
Back to the pole then back to me, walked about on gate, scavenged a grub and took off to the timber to devour
Never experienced anything like it. Awesome

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avondale87 wrote in post #19358868
Not really Ray. If they'd eat one completely and move on not so, but they nibble one then move to another wrecking half the crop in the process

They do like fruit though Pippan.
this one took off with this in its beak
Rather funny as there's a sheet of tin (roof iron) on the ground under the tree and someone knocked an apple off and it landed plonk onto the tin.
Sounded very loud. Scared the lot and they all departed pronto

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Nice capture!!