It was so easy for Linda to fall in love with the colours, but what is really striking about these birds is their sheer arrogance. They know they’re beautiful and think they know it all… [this is the couple which breeds in our tree every year]
No love at first sight for the Noisy Friarbird, but Linda did a good job capturing a specimen on her Instagram account . Who needs ugly ducklings when you have Noisy Friarbirds?
The Noisy Friarbird’s call on youtube.
In our backyard and on wikipedia
Hard for me to catch on camera because of their small size and hyper-active behaviour, Linda beautifully captured this couple with her pen and brush.
A familiar sight around our house, although suffering a bit from the seeming epidemic of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos. Linda has the bird “giving us the eye” like they do!
More:
Wikipedia entry
At the water bowl and waiting turns.
Linda has a better bird “eye” then us. This one has escaped us sofar “in the wild”. More about the Eastern Spinebill at Birdsinbackyards.net
Not a very popular bird around our house… Very destructive of Joy’s plants and messy when they feast on our gum nuts! I will forgive Linda in her series of Australian birds for including them…
More about the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo:
Wikipedia other mentions here.
A bird we don’t see, but often hear, particularly this time of the year. Don’t you love the eyes… We really admire Linda’s portrayal of our birds, even though she hasn’t seen them herself!
Wikipedia entry for the Tawny Frogmouth.
Would love to see one of those in our backyard! Will make it another honorary Blaxland Bird… Linda Franken just keeps producing smart, pretty and even arrogant birds for her Australian Birds project on her Instagram and Facebook accounts.
Meanwhile, here is a bit about the New Holland Honeyeater.
Another brilliant rendering by Linda Franken for her Australian Birds project. We haven’t seen a Magpie at our place recently. only their close relative the Currawong.
More about the Australian Magpie (check its calls).
Alternatively, the Currawong.
