Here is another long term “friend of the family”, the Red Wattlebird, often seen when there are flowering gums or Banksia nearby.
More Wattlebird entries:
* Art
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds Listing
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Wikipedia Entry
* Red Wattlebird Call
It’s been terrific to get feedback and comments via the BB Facebook group. To continue on yesterday’s topic, would this be a moulting male Satin Bowerbird on its way to turn into a glossy black bird? That would then also identify it on this earlier post.
Update: Come to think of it, there was an adult male bird back last month when I was just starting…
More Satin Bowerbird entries:
* Drinks Hierarchy
* Satin Bowerbird
* Art
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Birdlife entry
* Wikipedia
Thanks to an old friend, Karl Ankers, we’ve decided the bird from an earlier post (and pictured above) is the Satin Bowerbird. They’ve been regulars at the water bowl. The male apparently develops a satiny black sheen after seven years, so I assume one of the these is a young male…
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More Satin Bowerbird entries:
* Drinks Hierarchy
* Art
* Male Bowerbird
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Birdlife entry
* Wikipedia
We might not think of pigeons as native Australian birds, there are several, such as the Crested Pigeon which the camera captured here a few days ago.
More Crested Pigeon Entries:
* Art
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
Some might think: “Not the best looking bird around”, the Noisy Friarbird is a regular around here, particularly when there are flowers in the bushes and trees.
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More Friarbird entries:
* Art
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
* Its call (Youtube)
We confuse Magpies and Currawongs. This project forced me to tell the difference and Wikipedia convinced me that this is the Pied Currawong. They don’t seem as abundant in our backyard as years ago. Possibly because of the huge influx of Sulphur Crested Cockatoos in our area.
More Currawong entries:
* Art
* Waiting turns
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
More info elsewhere:
* Wikipedia entry
* on ebird
Is it “taking turns” or obeying a hierarchy? I’m pretty sure the Pigeon was waiting for the Cockatoo to finish… Two regular visitors of the bird bath!
More Sulphur Crested Cockatoo entries:
* Art
* The Birds
* Cockawong
More Bronzewing entries:
* Drink Hierarchy
* Art
* Three is a Crowd
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about these birds:
* Cockatoo : Wikipedia
* Cockatoo : ebird
* Bronzewing : Wikipedia
* Bronzewing : eBird
A really common bird along the East board of Australia is the Noisy Miner (not to be confused with Indian Mynas, which no doubt we’ll come across sooner or later). They’re noisy and enjoy company.
More Noisy Miner entries:
* Art
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about this bird:
* Australian Museum
* Calls (Youtube)
Another standoff at the water bowl. This time between the colourful Crimson Rosella and a bird I have yet to identify, perhaps an immature Oriole ( see yesterday’s birds)?
Update: the bird on the right is a moulting male Satin Bowerbird, see this post.
More entries:
* Rosella Art
* Female Bowerbird
* Male Bowerbird
* Bowerbird Art
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds List
Elsewhere about these birds:
* Rosella in Wikipedia
* Bowerbird in Birdlife
* Bowerbird in Wikipedia
Two regular guests at the bird bath are a native pigeon (aka Common Bronzewing ) and the Oriole[?]. There is a hierarchy among our bird visitors, typically bigger birds demand access before smaller birds, but an occasional skirmish is common. On this occasion, neither bird is willing to budge.
NB. Thanks to a lead from an old friend, Karl Ankers, we now think the bird on the right is the Satin Bowerbird.
More Satin Bowerbird entries:
* Art
* Satin Bowerbird
* Male Bowerbird
More Bronzewing entries :
* Art
* Taking Turns
* Three is a Crowd
Other birds
* Blaxland Birds list
Elsewhere about these birds:
* Bowerbird Birdlife entry
* Bowerbird Wikipedia
* Bronzewing Wikipedia