Kookaburras

I went to my parents house yesterday
it is a rather large block not far from the city (20 mins drive from the CBD)
the garden is all native plants, the backyard being a clothesline, shed and typical australian bush

these were sitting in the backyard

young kookaburra

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#3 looks like a young Alexandra's Parrot mainly from central west Australia.

Trace wrote in post #2453797
#3 looks like a young Alexandra's Parrot mainly from central west Australia.

i just googled alexandra's parrot and i think you are right, thank you for the help

although i am a long way from central west australia - im 20 mins out of the perth CBD

Alexandra's Parrots have really long tails - bit hard to tell fron the pic. They are nomadic so it may be possible to get them in Perth. They are also on the "near threatened" list.

i only shot two frames of this bird, and it appears to have a rather long tail
here is the other pic of the two i took

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Even though the tail is not that evident I'm convinced by the pink throat and green/yellow wings and shoulders its an Alexandras, more commonly known as Princess Parrot.