Our European settlers have much to answer for, calling a bird by a name which reminds them of “home”. Thankfully we have Currawongs even though some people still confuse them with Magpies, which in turn are not the same as the European Magpie. Phew… We love the Currawong name…
The Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about these birds:
* Wikipedia
* eBird
A regular guest, the Grey Butcherbird, often heard in the neighbourhood with its beautiful warbling song. They are often at the “bowl” and don’t fuss, but I prefer this phone camera shot from our lounge room…
[Yes, I previously posted this picture before I correctly identified it, it deserved a proper entry.]
The Blaxland Birds list
Learn more about this bird:
* Wikipedia
Not all Australian birds try to impress with bright colours. The Brown Cuckoo-Dove lives up to its name…
The Blaxland Birds list
Learn more about this bird:
* Wikipedia
* ebird
We’ve gone from initial “Surprise!” to “Not that bloody Turkey again!” over the past few months. From terrorising the chicken over the road to stealing their food. Oh, to be a protected bird…
Our Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Birds in backyard
I’m not qualified to draw any conclusions regarding male and female Bowerbird behaviour…
(yes, the black bird is a male Satin Bowerbird and the speckled greenish brown birds are female)
The Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Birdlife entry
* Wikipedia
For the last few years, a pair of Rainbow Lorikeets have been nesting in the tree behind the house. This year, I gave in and borrowed Craig’s camera…
The Blaxland Birds list
More info on Rainbow Lorikeets:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
A rare bird to be seen at the “Bowl”, but one which is famous for being heard is the Superb Lyrebird. Ours used to be expert at mimicking a ringing desk phone ( when we still had them). Search for “lyrebird calls” on YouTube and you’ll get many examples of them mimicking other birds and power tools(!).
Our Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about the Lyrebird:
* Wikipedia
* Calls
You rarely see just one Noisy Miner and groups often dominate the birdbath. They are pretty cheeky and never sit still, jealous of other birds wanting a sip or a dip.
Our Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about the Noisy Miner:
* Wikipedia
* Calls (Youtube)
The bird which dominates the dish is the Sulphur Crested Cockatoo. Bossy and noisy.
You can’t get away from them, even in the supermarket car park… But we still wouldn’t be without them.
The Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about these birds:
* Wikipedia
* ebird
The tree behind our house. It’s not particularly beautiful, but we love it and so do the local birds.
A couple of years ago, we “inherited” a bird bath and found a place for it near the tree.
We added a “BirdCam” to keep an eye on the birds frequenting it. It automatically captures visitors, day and night.
The rest of this month’s images are mostly from this BirdCam…
An earlier writeup about this site.