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.
Another bird yet to be seen in our garden! We might think of it as a wannabe BlaxlandBird. A lovely drawing by Linda Franken in her project on Australian birds.
More about the Brown Cuckoo-Dove.
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 Lin’s series of drawings. Its Birdlife entry is here.
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 Lin’s series of drawings. Meanwhile, its Birdlife entry is here and this month’s defence of the birdbath is below:
Here is a bird which we haven’t yet captured at our water bowl, the Indian or Common Mynah. A wonderful rendition by Lin… Check linlovesart on Instagram.
Day 2 of Lin’s February project brings us an old favourite, the King Parrot. Check linlovesart on Instagram.
* More about the King Parrot
* Our earlier sighting of an immature bird.
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.