I’m getting to recognise when there is a bird sound I haven’t heard before. I’ll go outside in search of it, camera always in hand. This one my husband and I could hear from our office out the front of the house but it took me awhile to find it. It was well disguised amongst…
Author: Kathie
Australian King Parrot
I heard a bird calling in our front yard and knew it was an Australian King Parrot. They’ve been hanging around a lot lately. A family of them. This is a grown male. He watched me put seed in the feeder (the reason he was calling I’m sure) and then just sat and watched me…
Aussie Birds Video Clip
Thought I’d share with you a clip that shows at my favourite bird forum. It shows some Australian birds, some well known, some not so. I know most of them and they show in this order: Tawny Frogmouth chick, White Cockatoo, Willie Wagtail, Rainbow Lorikeet, Australian Laughing Kookaburra, Duck, Bush Turkey, unknown small bird, Black…
Fresh from the press!
Just arrived today. 2013 Calendars featuring the Dandenong Ranges in Victoria, Australia. Retailing for $19.95 they are made from good quality paper and each image would look great framed after the year has finished. All images are taken in this region, some from my very own gardens or very nearby. Why not get your order…
Rainbow Lorikeet pays a visit
In line with my recent bird posts, this one is about the Rainbow Lorikeet. We first saw them here our first summer, when the fig tree was in fruit (2010) but haven’t seen them since. So I was delighted when last week I looked out my dining room window and there’s one in the liquidamber…