Wild Birds of Australia

avondale87 wrote in post #19398179
well we have had Pardalotes but Silvereye ~ Zosterops lateralis or Whiteyes as I grew up knowing them are more common and accompany the wrens along with Thornbills.
This was one amongst the wrens on a rather dreary damp day

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These were another day, better light but their choice of perches was abysmal!
I took their photo as they certainly presented themselves well.

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I gather whilst they are common across Australia they appear not to be present in Northern Territory

Wow, what cute little birds, and beautifully photographed too. Up here we have Yellow White-eyes and I photographed my first one of them at Bird Alley last week.

Pippan wrote in post #19398200
Wow, what cute little birds, and beautifully photographed too. Up here we have Yellow White-eyes and I photographed my first one of them at Bird Alley last week.

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interesting, they have black eyes.

BirdsofBC wrote in post #19398241
interesting, they have black eyes.

Haha, yes they should really be called Yellow White-around-the-eyes!

sogs wrote in post #19398185
Terrific capture! Those are beautiful birds. I've never seen or heard of them. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Sogs for your appreciation of the little beauty and my photo

Pippan wrote in post #19398200
Wow, what cute little birds, and beautifully photographed too. Up here we have Yellow White-eyes and I photographed my first one of them at Bird Alley last week.

Thanks Pippan. Interesting, I looked to see ours range and nothing came up your way. Now I've found heaps on your bird.
It's lovely and typically "White-eye".
Ours are quite elusive out in the wild, moving in flocks quickly through the trees. Well that's my observation.
Here they hang about in one place for quite a while. Maybe them mingling with the other birds changes things?

ozulrike wrote in post #19398198
Sorting through some photos and found this beauty - dusky honeyeater - taken at Fogg Dam, NT

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That's a beauty!

Sydney Olympic Park, January

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nvv​fTc

Pippan wrote in post #19398200
Wow, what cute little birds, and beautifully photographed too. Up here we have Yellow White-eyes and I photographed my first one of them at Bird Alley last week.

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Great photo! They are so fast moving and hard to capture. Well done! ߑͰߘ

ozulrike wrote in post #19398665
Great photo! They are so fast moving and hard to capture. Well done! ߑͰߘ

Thanks Ulrike, and easy to miss too, being much the same colour as the leaves.

avondale87 wrote in post #19398179
well we have had Pardalotes but Silvereye ~ Zosterops lateralis or Whiteyes as I grew up knowing them are more common and accompany the wrens along with Thornbills.
This was one amongst the wrens on a rather dreary damp day

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These were another day, better light but their choice of perches was abysmal!
I took their photo as they certainly presented themselves well.

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I gather whilst they are common across Australia they appear not to be present in Northern Territory

Lovely shots. I only just learnt that the Tas variant flies up to the ACT, and can be distinguished from our all year round inhabitants by their buff sides. They are here at the moment.

ozulrike wrote in post #19398198
Sorting through some photos and found this beauty - dusky honeyeater - taken at Fogg Dam, NT

Ulrike I keep admiring this photo.
It's beautifully composed with the leaves all sitting same way and the bird sitting astride them.
Though it's not as colourful as some honeyeaters it's still an attractive one.

jholeana wrote in post #19398667
Lovely shots. I only just learnt that the Tas variant flies up to the ACT, and can be distinguished from our all year round inhabitants by their buff sides. They are here at the moment.

Thanks Jo. They are a delight to have around

avondale87 wrote in post #19398955
Ulrike I keep admiring this photo.
It's beautifully composed with the leaves all sitting same way and the bird sitting astride them.
Though it's not as colourful as some honeyeaters it's still an attractive one.

Thanks so much, Richard

royal spoonbill

This is one posted in r5 forum a while back but never posted in Australian Birds as far as I can see.

An Eastern Rosella I was lucky to come across in Melbourne some time back. He flew in and had been sitting quietly to my side only 5 meters away unseen by me until I happened to twist my head and there he was staring at me! Not normal behaviour for these guys as they dont like getting close to humans or anywhere near eye level as they like to be high up in top of trees. .Not only was I extremely lucky on his distance and perspective but it was also overcast with nothing behind him to distract. Like all my christmas's had come at once on this shot ! Just wish I could score a Northern Rosella like this but to date no go (:

avondale87 wrote in post #19398179
well we have had Pardalotes but Silvereye ~ Zosterops lateralis or Whiteyes as I grew up knowing them are more common and accompany the wrens along with Thornbills.
This was one amongst the wrens on a rather dreary damp day

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These were another day, better light but their choice of perches was abysmal!
I took their photo as they certainly presented themselves well.

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I gather whilst they are common across Australia they appear not to be present in Northern Territory

Hard shot to get with one let alone three in the frame ! ... Well done! ...

Cheers

clipper_from_oz wrote in post #19399155
Hard shot to get with one let alone three in the frame ! ... Well done! ...

Cheers

Thanks Clipper. Yes they generally don't hang about long.
That first one though saw several moving very slowly through the grass. They seem to have different habits ground versus trees, shrubs etc

clipper_from_oz wrote in post #19399154
This is one posted in r5 forum a while back but never posted in Australian Birds as far as I could see. Eastern Rosella I was lucky to come across in Melbourne some time back. He flew in and had been sitting quietly to my side only 5 meters away unseen by me until I happened to twist me head and there he was staring at me Not normal for these guys as they dont like getting close to humans or anywhere near eye level as theylike to be high high. .Not only was I extremely lucky on his distance and perspective but it was also overcast with nothing behind him to distract. Like all my christmas's had come at once on this shot ! Just wish I could score a Northern Rosella like this but to date no go (:

Wow.
That's truly amazing.
They are beautiful birds as you've shown so beautifully.