It was so easy for Linda to fall in love with the colours, but what is really striking about these birds is their sheer arrogance. They know they’re beautiful and think they know it all… [this is the couple which breeds in our tree every year]
More Rainbow Lorikeet entries:
* Close…
* Nesting
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
No love at first sight for the Noisy Friarbird, but Linda did a good job capturing a specimen on her Instagram account . Who needs ugly ducklings when you have Noisy Friarbirds?
Check out its call below…
More Friarbird entries:
* Noisy Friarbird
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
* Its call (Youtube)
Hard for me to catch on camera because of their small size and hyper-active behaviour, Linda beautifully captured this couple with her pen and brush.
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia entry
* Birds-in-backyards
We’ve not yet spotted the Crested Pigeon on our “BirdBath” camera, although they do live around our place. Linda‘s bird is keen to impress.
More Crested Pigeon Entries:
* Having a drink
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
A familiar sight around our house, although suffering a bit from the seeming epidemic of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos. Linda has the bird “giving us the eye” like they do!.
The Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
Linda has a better bird “eye” then us. This one has escaped us sofar “in the wild”. More about the Eastern Spinebill at Birdsinbackyards.net
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia
* Birds in Backyards
Not a very popular bird around our house… Very destructive of Joy’s plants and messy when they feast on our gum nuts! I will forgive Linda in her series of Australian birds for including them…
The Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about these birds:
* Wikipedia
* ebird
A bird we don’t see, but often hear, particularly this time of the year. Don’t you love the eyes… We really admire Linda’s portrayal of our birds, even though she hasn’t seen them herself!
[Update 1/3/2026: We had the company of a couple of roosting Tawny’s in a tree outside our holiday cabin at Pt Stephens!]
* Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia
* Its call (Youtube)
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.
* Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
* Its song… (Youtube)