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Post by franco on Oct 4, 2022 0:18:29 GMT -8
The Corella is one of several types of Cockatto we have . There are 4 types of Corella, this is the Long Billed Corella.
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Post by franco on Oct 4, 2022 0:23:45 GMT -8
The nest of a Spotted Pardalote. Given their size it must take a lot of effort to dig one. The second photo, from yesterday, is of the same bird or its mate.
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Post by franco on Oct 7, 2022 15:58:54 GMT -8
For something different... This is the mating call of the Australian Bustard (not my clip)
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Post by echo on Oct 8, 2022 11:36:46 GMT -8
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Post by downriver on Oct 9, 2022 8:19:50 GMT -8
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Post by franco on Oct 10, 2022 15:03:02 GMT -8
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Post by franco on Oct 12, 2022 13:15:45 GMT -8
We don't have wrens in Australia but do have a few birds with "wren" in it. In the bird forums on Wednesday we post wrensday photos... This is one I took the other day. I see this Superb Fairy-Wren a few times a week. He has at least 3 females and occasionaly another male not in breeding plumage (only the tale is blue) hangs about. When there are no people around this male is very friendly and is happy to bounce about very close to me. In this photo he is replying to a female that just called him. About 30 seconds later he started to bounce along on the ground towards where the female was calling and she called again . So he quickened his pace a bit. We have lots of them here, they are territorial . Most males like to come close for a look but are not asw confident as this one.
To see the photo with better colours you need to click on it and then click again to get to the original file. Both details and colours are MUCH better.
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Post by trinity on Oct 12, 2022 13:36:12 GMT -8
franco , I've just about come to the conclusion that every bird in Australia is freakishly beautiful. Or just plain freakish, like that bustard.
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Post by franco on Oct 12, 2022 13:58:53 GMT -8
another wee story.. (it's raining ) Several of the birds have their own peculiar behaviour towards humans. After about three years of walking around the same park 2 to 5 times a week I discovered we have weebills, our smallest bird (3" from beack to tail). There are a couple of spots where I might see one or two. In both places one will fly across in front of me , sit on a fence or branch very close ( 2-4') for about 2 seconds, just enoufg time for me to point the camera as it flies away to a place only a little but further away and then disappears. They usually mix with somewhat similar birds so are relatively hard to spot except when they are too busy eating to take notice of me.
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Post by trinity on Oct 13, 2022 11:08:36 GMT -8
Not a particularly good photo, but the Golden-winged Warbler is a beautiful and, in this part of the country, a very rare bird. I think it may be a new county record. Seen at our birdbath this morning.
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Post by franco on Oct 13, 2022 18:36:01 GMT -8
Same area I walk most days, new bird today (in that area) A Sacred Kingfisher
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Post by franco on Oct 14, 2022 15:05:32 GMT -8
Another one from yesterday. Royal Spoonbill with the breading season colours and crest. They grow that crest only when breeding, the one on the male (at the back) is a bit longer than the one on the female. At times we get small flocks of them often mixed with the larger yellow Spoonbill.
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Post by downriver on Oct 31, 2022 10:44:17 GMT -8
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Post by franco on Nov 1, 2022 1:13:39 GMT -8
The four types of cormorants we have in my walking area taken a day apart. The Great Cormorant and in height order the Pied Cormorant (orange spot above the eye) little Pied Cormorant and little Black Cormorant.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Nov 6, 2022 13:33:29 GMT -8
I see Mallards just about everywhere I visit from wilderness across North America to this one in Central Park NYC:
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