Here is a bird which we haven’t yet spotted in our garden, although, by rights, it should come along occasionally. It’s number 5 in Linda’s series of drawings.
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia
* Birdlife
The bowerbird is a regular visitor to our garden, and pretty bossy as you can see in the video below. It’s number 4 in Linda’s series of drawings. There is a stark difference between male and female bird. Check the links to our other sightings below.
Meanwhile, this month’s defence of the birdbath is below:
More Satin Bowerbird entries:
* Drinks Hierarchy
* Satin Bowerbird
* Male Bowerbird
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Birdlife entry
* Wikipedia
Here is a bird which we haven’t yet captured at our water bowl, the Indian or Common Mynah. A wonderful rendition by Linda… Check linlovesart on Instagram.
* Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Australian Museum.
Day 2 of Linda’s February project brings us an old favourite, the King Parrot. Check linlovesart on Instagram.
More King Parrot entries
* Close up
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
A distant (other side of the world) but precious (2nd) cousin has taken up the challenge of sketching an Australian bird every day this February. Check linlovesart on Instagram.
More Butcherbird entries:
* Flycatcher
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia
* ebird
Often heard around our place, but not often sighted is the Lyrebird. When you hear them, it’s like a catalogue of all the local bird song, intermingled with other environment noise. Lawn mowers, chain saws and, when we still had landlines, ringing telephones… Wikipedia Example
Our Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about the Lyrebird:
* Wikipedia
* Calls (Youtube)
I was surprised that our “bird camera” caught a Brush Turkey (Alectura lathami) early one morning last week! (The above video has three still captures before a short video).
More Brush Turkey entries:
* Not yet…
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Birds in backyard
While our European friends might love their foxes, they are not popular down here in Australia… This wikipedia article provides an overview. Unfortunately, there is little we can do at this point.
Here is a bird which we hear often and see rarely, the Eastern Whipbird. It has a really distinct, wait for it…, whip sound. The eBird website includes excellent sound recordings of it.
More Whipbird entries:
* Art
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia
* ebird
We hadn’t noticed the hole in a fork of the tree behind our house until a Rainbow Lorikeet was paying it a lot of attention. A longer look confirmed that a couple were nesting in the tree.
I needed an excuse for a new camera (another story) and a little patience was easily rewarded with the video below. We’re now waiting for the offspring, which surely are on the way.
More Rainbow Lorikeet entries:
* Close…
* Art
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
