Wild Birds of Australia

I can't really comment, but looking at your male from previous and this side by side there's differences that I assume are down to age.
This has got rid of its 'flaps' on side of beak (that's scientific jargon from ignoramus ) and it has a pale beak. Does that mean anything?
Adult females have pale beaks but not the red stripe across back.

Our fairy wrens when colouring up don't change beak or legs but I've noticed our baby wrens all look same. (adult males are black)
So either all girls or yet to form their respective coloured legs etc.
The eyes are a give away for ours, or the rings around them.

Be interesting what else you observe as time goes by

Edit
Just read this on another forum where a similar looking bird was shown and I quote
believe this is a juvenile just getting his colours. I'm fairly sure from my observations that the males keep their colours all through the year.
I just read in Michael Morcombes guide that the young males moult into a dullish brown more like the females for 5 - 6 months. The older dominant adult males apparently go straight into their bright breeding plumage,.... still wouldnt know which this is though. I would think you are right ray that it is younger.

https://www.birdsinbac​kyards.net …y-Wren-transition-I-think

avondale87 wrote in post #19323298
I can't really comment, but looking at your male from previous and this side by side there's differences that I assume are down to age.
This has got rid of its 'flaps' on side of beak (that's scientific jargon from ignoramus ) and it has a pale beak. Does that mean anything?
Adult females have pale beaks but not the red stripe across back.

Our fairy wrens when colouring up don't change beak or legs but I've noticed our baby wrens all look same. (adult males are black)
So either all girls or yet to form their respective coloured legs etc.
The eyes are a give away for ours, or the rings around them.

Be interesting what else you observe as time goes by

Edit
Just read this on another forum where a similar looking bird was shown and I quote
believe this is a juvenile just getting his colours. I'm fairly sure from my observations that the males keep their colours all through the year.
I just read in Michael Morcombes guide that the young males moult into a dullish brown more like the females for 5 - 6 months. The older dominant adult males apparently go straight into their bright breeding plumage,.... still wouldnt know which this is though. I would think you are right ray that it is younger.

https://www.birdsinbac​kyards.net …y-Wren-transition-I-think

Well you've really got me thinking now Richard. I found another website that labels several photos that look like mine as sub-adult males (although they are of the eastern race rather than ours). They also show a few of the northern race they label as males moulting into eclipse and they look way rattier than my photo. My wife got a photo of the two I posted sitting together, which also makes me think they are mother and son, although there was no sign of feeding. Good excuse to go for more walks down that way!

Forest Kingfisher, tired of hearing recorded kingfisher calls by birdos (us) who don't know what the calls mean, decides to launch.

Pippan wrote in post #19323343
Well you've really got me thinking now Richard. I found another website that labels several photos that look like mine as sub-adult males (although they are of the eastern race rather than ours). They also show a few of the northern race they label as males moulting into eclipse and they look way rattier than my photo. My wife got a photo of the two I posted sitting together, which also makes me think they are mother and son, although there was no sign of feeding. Good excuse to go for more walks down that way!

Interesting site.
I tend to agree after browsing those images on your thoughts.
I see mention was made of the upper part of the beak being darker but it certainly wasn't black.
That must change with age.

Here our juniors are now following the parent (in this case the male) but he doesn't feed them.
They spend time diving into all and sundry but do seem to watch his antics and if he grabs a grub for himself they swoop in and look about there.

Yes, more walks would be productive I imagine.

That Kingfisher is a beauty.

clipper_from_oz wrote in post #19319341
also a blue winged Kookaburra from the otherday. This guy was deliberately posing for us Im sure Perfect lighting .....diffused light from a nice overcast day with subject sitting perfect head height, Almost like someone had whispered in his ear to make sure everything was perfect for us

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WOW!!! Awesome bird and photo.....love it...

Lyn2011 wrote in post #19322959
We had a few Rosella's in the garden. I think this is a juvenile Eastern Rosella. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

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I don't think this is an Eastern rosella, it doesn't appear to have enough red on it. Even as juveniles they have a lot more red on their head and breast. Whereabouts was the photo taken? Could it be a hybrid Eastern/pale headed rosella?

Eastern Spinebill on Kangaroo paws and New Holland Honeyeater on Grevillea

Is there anything more Aussie than a Galah on a barbed wire fence?

The photo is taken at the Gold Coast Hinterland. There are Pale-headed and Eastern here around, so a mix is also possible. He/she was with other Pale-headed rosella's.

Eastern Koel - female and male. A migratory species, members of the cuckoo family, they arrive in mid spring and in my area, lay their eggs in the nests of Red Wattlebirds. They very rarely perch out in the open like this, so I was quite pleased to get these shots. They are usually high in the foliage. You hear them a lot more than you see them.

Back of a female Koel

Female Red-tailed Black Cockatoo flying off with her booty of Casuarina nuts in her beak.

Pippan wrote in post #19324385
Female Red-tailed Black Cockatoo flying off with her booty of Casuarina nuts in her beak.

Certainly a very attractive bird.
Beautiful tail markings.

Pippan what's happened to these?
Female shining flycatcher preparing to make more shining flycatchers
https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?​p=19308240
Must be some development by now. Or did I miss a post?