Wild Birds of Australia

Male Crimson Finch near Ludmilla Creek, Darwin, this morning.

avondale87 wrote in post #19337438
Beautiful and different bird with an interesting call.

Had to look them up
Not unlike some Wattlebird (call) here but also different

Thanks Russell

Thanks Richard. We always called them Lousy Jacks when i was a kid. Similar habits to the Cough's. Move through an area on the ground chasing insects and grubs etc

Pippan wrote in post #19337434
I love these birds! We don't see them this far north but from about Katherine south you do. Thirty or forty in a flock and incessantly chattering.

Yep there're great characters and generally pretty quiet (tame). We don't get them on the coast here where i live but very common in central and western NSW

4matic wrote in post #19337468
I found 2 shots of the male and female separately focused and did a merge. It wasn't aligned perfectly and I had to do a bit of healing etc. Not the best, but passable I would think.

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Looks pretty bloody good to me Neal

Pippan wrote in post #19337974
Male Crimson Finch near Ludmilla Creek, Darwin, this morning.

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Pippan wrote in post #19337503
Apparently Rufous-banded Honeyeaters eat more than just honey.

Both nice catches

Male Mulga Parrot.

We were camped at Rose Isle Station on the Darling river between Louth and Bourke for a week last year and early on morning i noticed a few Red-wing's (Crimson-wing's as we always called them) landing on a couple of dead branches before dropping onto the ground. Later that day i went for a look and found an old water pipe with a leak in it that had formed a small puddle. So you can guess where i was set up each morning at daylight........

Got some wonderful images and a huge array of birds coming to that one spot to drink and bath

Mybludog wrote in post #19338134
Both nice catches

Thanks Russell!

Mybludog wrote in post #19338140
Male Mulga Parrot.

We were camped at Rose Isle Station on the Darling river between Louth and Bourke for a week last year and early on morning i noticed a few Red-wing's (Crimson-wing's as we always called them) landing on a couple of dead branches before dropping onto the ground. Later that day i went for a look and found an old water pipe with a leak in it that had formed a small puddle. So you can guess where i was set up each morning at daylight........

Got some wonderful images and a huge array of birds coming to that one spot to drink and bath

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LOVELY shot of this beautiful parrot! Sounds like you struck gold with that leaky pipe.

Varied Triller, Rapid Creek on overcast evening.

Mybludog wrote in post #19338132
Looks pretty bloody good to me Neal

Thank you, Russel much appreciated.

Tasmanian Native Hen
I've only seen the one with many patches of white at one place - Tasmanian Arboretum
Can't find mention of them anywhere either
No idea why its like that but very different to 'normal' ones as we have here

avondale87 wrote in post #19338717
Tasmanian Native Hen
I've only seen the one with many patches of white at one place - Tasmanian Arboretum
Can't find mention of them anywhere either
No idea why its like that but very different to 'normal' ones as we have here

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Hah - the 1st shot reminds me of the "Ministry of Silly Walks"

Cheers

Dennis

nardes wrote in post #19338719
Hah - the 1st shot reminds me of the "Ministry of Silly Walks"

Cheers

Dennis

that show is very good IMO. Excellent acting

Here's some more to add to that then

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avondale87 wrote in post #19338717
Tasmanian Native Hen
I've only seen the one with many patches of white at one place - Tasmanian Arboretum
Can't find mention of them anywhere either
No idea why its like that but very different to 'normal' ones as we have here

It looks like a mutation called leucism.

A Chestnut-breasted Mannikin getting a feed of grass seed near Ludmilla Creek a few days ago.

Pippan wrote in post #19338752
A Chestnut-breasted Mannikin getting a feed of grass seed near Ludmilla Creek a few days ago.

So nice.
That's the sort of wildlife photos I like. Birds going about their business.
Lovely details and colours.

According to our news you're having a big wet up there! Not sure if that's the case?