soundbyte 1,467 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 (edited) Sort of getting the hang of birds in flight, these birds are from yesterday and today. Fairy Tern(?) Apparently a Greater Crested Tern. Masked Lapwing White Faced Heron. Edited August 8 by soundbyte 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soundbyte 1,467 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Another flying bird. White Bellied Sea Eagle. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BLAH BLAH 901 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 You can just make out a solitary Lorikeet in this small tree...it has cunningly concealed itself amongst the foliage to avoid detection from the noisy miners... The noisy miners are not stupid...they spot all intruders within minutes...and end up dive bombing intruders even this little lorikeet who just does not yield when food is on offer... This small tree is the source of food/nectar for all the native birds and noisy miners in the local area...so many avian battles have been fought here over territorial/food rights when it flowers...even more so in winter with its odd few pink/mauve flowers appearing... Sometimes the battles turn bloody and result in serious injuries with brightly coloured native bird wings fluttering on the grass underneath in the breeze...the noisy miners are ruthless and they collectively pack hunt with a deadly finesse...solitary smaller birds are sport for their beaks. Other times it is a little more restrained and responsible for so many loud squawks, bird calls, songs, trills, shrieks, whistles than produced by a free form jazz group in full flight...and what I mistake for pleasant bird calls whilst inside the house are only demarcation warnings that bespoke a more sinister feathered tune... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 2,915 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Wow, some great photos here. Anything I post will be fairly ordinary in comparison. Spotted this little fellow on the window sill at work one day last year, so took a quick photo through the window with my mobile phone. Looked like a young one, stayed there for quite a long time. Took this photo of a sea eagle (I assume) on a trip to Queensland in 2018, somewhere between Buderim and Noosa. There were actually a pair of them, but it was almost impossible to get a decent shot through the trees. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soundbyte 1,467 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 29 minutes ago, emesbee said: Took this photo of a sea eagle (I assume) A Brahminy Kite? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 2,915 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 3 minutes ago, soundbyte said: A Brahminy Kite? Ah yes, I think that is right. I showed the photo to my brother-in-law, who knows a bit about birds, and that is what he said it was. just couldn't recall off hand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
emesbee 2,915 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 Kookaburra in my sister's backyard in Buderim, Qld in 2018. A friendly magpie in my front garden in 2018, enjoying the warmth. Kept giving me sideways glances. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crymeariver 9 Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 On 29/07/2020 at 2:27 PM, Spearmint said: I don't do a lot of biding these days. I would like to do more, but the native orchids take up most of my time, plus with the Covid-19 restrictions here in Victoria it makes it hard to go too far afield. A few recent ones... On 08/08/2020 at 1:23 PM, soundbyte said: Sort of getting the hang of birds in flight, these birds are from yesterday and today. They're really nice photos you lot post; what sort of cameras do guys you use? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soundbyte 1,467 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Had this Superb Fairy Wren in the garden just now. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soundbyte 1,467 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Late very overcast afternoon walk I saw one of the best displays of "see how big I am!" with this Superb Fairy Wren on top of the dry ferns. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark57 15 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 (edited) Had a wander around the Perth Zoo the other day, here are a few of the pics... 1. Pied Heron 2. Bush-stone Curlew 3. Plumed Whistling Duck Edited August 27 by Mark57 Add bird names to images 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spukee 74 Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) Just a crow flyby at La Perouse. Would love to get into bird photography, but I'm rubbish at it. The one below is half interesting out of many shots taken 😂. Edited August 29 by Spukee 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keitha 816 Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 (edited) Just a Wandering Albatross Edited September 2 by keitha 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BLAH BLAH 901 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 (edited) Finally managed to get close enough for a pic...a tad out of focus/fuzzy but I had to get the zoom right up to even get close... Funny enough they look like they are wearing bright coloured fluffy woollen winter jumpers! Just lacking scarves and beanies! Edited September 27 by BLAH BLAH 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soundbyte 1,467 Posted September 30 Share Posted September 30 Found this Pink Robin at The Springs on the mountain. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ooogh 2,003 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 What an absolutely stunning bird Soundbyte. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soundbyte 1,467 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 28 minutes ago, Ooogh said: What an absolutely stunning bird Soundbyte. Thanks, it was flitting around in The Springs car park half way up The Mountain, a delightful subject. It took little notice of people going by, surprisingly very few people showed any interest in the bird even though it was making lots of noise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators alistairm 3,179 Posted October 6 Moderators Share Posted October 6 Crimson Chat in Sturt NP. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grant Slack 304 Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 A noisy miner crossed my path near Berri last week 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cideburns 93 Posted October 24 Share Posted October 24 (edited) A show-off Lori: Edited October 24 by Cideburns Spelling error 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ooogh 2,003 Posted October 25 Share Posted October 25 23 hours ago, Cideburns said: A show-off Lori: I love the look in his eye and facial features, very human to me. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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