I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this fellow munching the seed bell at 6am this morning and he is probably the most striking bird I have ever seen in my garden. It’s my first sighting ever of an Australian King-Parrot and they really are impressive with the flash of scarlet and vivid emerald [...]
I have been filming some of the birds in my garden recently and have been using my old four megapixels camera so the quality is not wonderful. To make up for this, I think that you will find this clip of an amorous male rainbow lorikeet “hiliarious” as he “struts his stuff” trying to impress the [...]
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Brilliant wildlife pics
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BIRDS do not usually go for rides on cats’ backs, but they do at Kay Calder’s house.
The Wongaling Beach resident is one of hundreds of people in the Far North to have submitted their own pictures for The Cairns Post’s Weekender Wildlife Photo Competition.
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Thrilled to see that my photograph “Reflecting in the Rain” has been featured on Fine Art America where it is available to purchase.
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I captured Mr and Mrs Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo sharing supper late this afternoon. Our seed bell had been munched to the point where it had fallen to the ground and these birds are known for their intelligence. The pair were sitting very close to me on our pool fence, about an arm’s length away, undeterred by [...]
We’ve had a couple of chilly, wet days which always brings down more birds looking for shelter and food. There seems to be a growing number of crested pigeons who love our yard but in particular out neighbour’s roof.
This little fellow was actually asleep and all puffed up in the afternoon chill.
They seem to love [...]
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The disappearance and downsizing of Australia’s backyard in major capital cities is placing increased pressure of Australia’s native birdlife.
Blue Wren
Ann-Maree Colborne, CEO of Gould Group, Australia’s oldest environmental education organisation formed in 1909 with Prime Minister Alfred Deakin as its first president to protect native bird life said, the decade of drought has seen a [...]
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I took this favourite photograph of mine a couple of months ago, which I had forgotten about and just came across it again which prompted this post. This little fellow, a young pied butcher bird has made himself at home in our hanging basket, maybe just waiting for his next meal or just shooting the breeze. [...]
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We’ve had a lot of rain over the last month or so which is fantastic for the drought Queensland is suffering from. When it rains here, it really RAINS and I thought the rain was bad in Scotland! The rain always brings down more birds and they just love our garden on a wet afternoon [...]
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I haven’t seen the pale-headed rosellas coming down to feed for a while, until few days ago. They are intimidated by the rainbow lorikeets and galahs due to their shy and wary natures. I am fond of these birds and still marvel at their gorgeous plumage. A few recent photographs of them.
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