What better way to finish a month of birds than with Joy (perhaps inevitable since the April 1 post :-).
It’s been fun to try to conjure up a different picture every day, but again credit to Linda (@linlovesart) for throwing out the challenge of posting a month of birds!
The Blaxland Birds list
More info on Rainbow Lorikeets:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
Are they having morning tea? Is it a family conference? Or just a get together by the Noisy Miners at the local bird bath….?
Our Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about the Noisy Miner:
* Wikipedia
* Calls (Youtube)
Some years back, this Cockatiel flew in… It had obviously been a pet as it was happy being around people. And then… one day it flew out again, no doubt looking to delight some other people.
A regular visitor to our house, but not to have a drink at the bowl! Usually, they sit on a branch or the washing line, looking for breakfast or lunch. And what a wonderful name… KOOKABURRA. [photo by Jane Taylor]
We’ve seen more of its smaller brother, Little Wattlebird lately, but this is the Red Wattlebird. Or if you’d like its proper name, the Anthochaera ( don’t ask me how to pronounce it… )
The Blaxland Birds Listing
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia Entry
* Red Wattlebird Call
A common sight around suburban areas, the Ibis. Of course properly known as the “Bin Chicken” for their habit of exploring rubbish bins… They have a sentimental connection for me because of the tobacco Dad smoked in the Netherlands…
Quite a striking bird, the Wonga Pigeon! We’ve only seen it once on the TreeCam…
Bronzewing Pigeons are regular visitors to the drinking bowl, often confusing it for a bathing bowl…
The Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia Entry.
We’ve just returned home and decided to pull this photo of the Rainbow Lorikeets out of the archive. We look forward to ‘our’ couple start another family this year.
[ you can see 4 birds, can’t you? ]
The Blaxland Birds list
More info on Rainbow Lorikeets:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
Rosellas are beautiful birds and relatively common around our place. Of course their fame in Australia comes from having tomato sauce named after them…
The Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about these birds:
* Rosella in Wikipedia