Would love to see one of those in our backyard! Will make it another honorary Blaxland Bird… Linda Franken just keeps producing smart, pretty and even arrogant birds for her Australian Birds project on her Instagram and Facebook accounts.
* Blaxland Birds List
More about this bird:
* Wikipedia
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.
The Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
* Its song… (Youtube)
Another bird we’ve seen in our garden! We might think of it as a BlaxlandBird. A lovely drawing by Linda Franken in her project on Australian birds.
Other birds
The Blaxland Birds list
Learn more about this bird:
* Wikipedia
* ebird
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.
The 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:
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia
* ebird