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… )
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
Not all birds are tolerant of others at the Bowl, but these Lttle Wattlebirds and the Noisy Friarbird seemed ok…
The Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Friarbird on Wikipedia
* Friarbird on ebird
* Friarbird call (Youtube)
* Little Wattlebird on Wikipedia
We’re in New Zealand for a week and took a trip up to the Northern tip of the country to commemorate the rounding of the Island in 1967…:-) Here are a couple of bird pictures and a lighthouse to commemorate the event!
Those of you waiting for another colourful display of Australian birds will be disappointed today, I thought we would just reprise the Blaxland Mouse. It’s not just birds that enjoy being on-camera…