avondale87 thanks for whoever started this  More info | Apr 19, 2022 04:21 | #2521 Our Sulphur Crested Cockatoos are some of the clumsiest birds I've seen when coming in to land.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. But this one made a great landing on a very light branch  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. then it promptly fell off
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avondale87 thanks for whoever started this More info | Apr 19, 2022 04:22 | #2522  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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Pippan Cream of the Crop  More info Post edited 3 months ago by Pippan. | Apr 21, 2022 05:59 | #2523 Pied Butcherbird, south of Darwin. These birds have the most melodious and enchanting calls in all of the bird world. Their name, however, hints at their gruesome feeding behaviour. They are primarily carnivorous, often impaling their prey on sharp branches for later consumption.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Still waiting for the wisdom they promised would be worth getting old for.
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avondale87 thanks for whoever started this More info Post edited 3 months ago by avondale87. | Apr 21, 2022 06:32 | #2524 Pippan wrote in post #19369442  Pied Butcherbird, south of Darwin. These birds have the most melodious and enchanting calls in all of the bird world. Their name, however, hints at their gruesome feeding behaviour. They are primarily carnivorous, often impaling their prey, on sharp branches for later consumption. That's a beauty Pippan  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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Pippan Cream of the Crop More info Post edited 3 months ago by Pippan. (2 edits in all) | Apr 21, 2022 08:09 | #2525 avondale87 wrote in post #19369451 That's a beauty Pippan interesting variation to our Grey Butcherbird The Pied has a similar but distinctly different call by what I can glean Thanks Richard, Greys are more common here too (although we have a different race in the Top End compared with the Tassie Greys) and I love them but I was very happy to see a Pied. The song of Greys is beautiful but that of the Pieds is exquisite. Pieds are more common in arid central Australia and I’ll never forget thirty years ago waking up in a swag at Rainbow Valley, south of Alice Springs, in the pre-dawn glow to the crystal clear tones of a distant Pied Butcherbird. One of the most magical mornings I’ve ever experienced. Still waiting for the wisdom they promised would be worth getting old for.
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nardes Goldmember More info | Apr 21, 2022 16:45 | #2526 We visited the Lamington National Park in SE Qld where we saw these beautiful Crimson Rosella's near the O'Reilly's campgrounds , a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia. They are commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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avondale87 thanks for whoever started this More info | Apr 21, 2022 17:17 | #2527 nardes wrote in post #19369594 We visited the Lamington National Park in SE Qld where we saw these beautiful Crimson Rosella's near the O'Reilly's campgrounds , a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia. They are commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens. Cheers Dennis They're bright and beautiful. Lovely setting.
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Inspeqtor I am 5-6 days late  More info | Apr 21, 2022 17:53 | #2528 nardes wrote in post #19369594 We visited the Lamington National Park in SE Qld where we saw these beautiful Crimson Rosella's near the O'Reilly's campgrounds , a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia. They are commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens. Cheers Dennis
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nardes Goldmember More info Post edited 3 months ago by nardes. | Apr 22, 2022 02:39 | #2529 A male Satin Bower Bird collecting sticks to maintain his bower in the Lamington National Park.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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Pippan Cream of the Crop More info | Apr 23, 2022 07:13 | #2530 Chestnut-breasted Mannikin at Ludmilla Creek, near Darwin.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. Still waiting for the wisdom they promised would be worth getting old for.
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avondale87 thanks for whoever started this More info | Apr 23, 2022 07:15 | #2531 Pippan wrote in post #19370079 Chestnut-breasted Mannikin at Ludmilla Creek, near Darwin. That's magnificent Pippan
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Pippan Cream of the Crop More info | Apr 23, 2022 07:30 | #2532 avondale87 wrote in post #19370082 That's magnificent Pippan Beautiful bird and lovely natural setting. Thanks Richard, they are beautiful birds but they don't stay still for long! Still waiting for the wisdom they promised would be worth getting old for.
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nardes Goldmember More info | Apr 23, 2022 18:33 | #2533 Here we have a male Regent Bower Bird and a female King Parrot taken on a recent trip to the Lamington National Park.
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Apr 24, 2022 00:02 | #2534 nardes wrote in post #19369594 We visited the Lamington National Park in SE Qld where we saw these beautiful Crimson Rosella's near the O'Reilly's campgrounds , a parrot native to eastern and south eastern Australia. They are commonly found in, but not restricted to, mountain forests and gardens. Cheers Dennis sooo beautiful!! Living in a beautiful part of the world!
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Apr 24, 2022 00:04 | #2535 nardes wrote in post #19369717 A male Satin Bower Bird collecting sticks to maintain his bower in the Lamington National Park. The male builds and decorates a bower to attract females. This consists of two parallel walls of sticks, built on the ground, and is used as a courtship arena during the breeding season. The male decorates it with bright blue coloured objects that it collects; blue clothes pegs, drinking straws and bottle tops are among the favourite stolen items, while bright blue parrot feathers, flowers and brown snail shells, make up the majority of decorations away from human habitation. The bower owner meticulously maintains it throughout the year. Both mature and immature males build bowers and display to prospective females. On the arrival of a female, the male Satin Bowerbird leaps into a ritualised display of exaggerated movements, such as strutting and bowing, with wings outstretched and quivering, and accompanied by a variety of mechanical-sounding calls, such as buzzing and rattling interspersed with mimicry. One of the bower decorations is usually carried in the male's bill. If impressed, the female moves into the bower avenue for mating and then leaves to perform the nesting duties on her own, while the male readies himself for courting more prospective females. The bower is more like a bachelors pad as the female builds a nest of sticks in a tree or bush, up to 30 m – 35 m above the ground. Cheers Dennis OMG, I think I need to plan a trip to Queensland! Living in a beautiful part of the world!
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