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Headless said:
The Eastern is about my favourite bird, I think. Magnificent creatures.
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I'm shattered. Two landed in a tree right next to my study window, perfectly framed, but had left by the time I had gotten my camera.

Camera is now sitting on my desk ready for the next time they are around.
 
Bluelegs said:
I'm shattered. Two landed in a tree right next to my study window, perfectly framed, but had left by the time I had gotten my camera.

Camera is now sitting on my desk ready for the next time they are around.
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Truly a blessing and a curse.
 

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Bluelegs said:
Great snap. Love a Kookaburra.
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I live nextdoor to the Dandynong Ranges national park. Lots of Kookaburras in the park, but I don't see them too often near my house. We get visits from lots of other birds though- Rosellas, cockatoos and lorikeets.

Haven't spotted a Lyrebird yet... very sneaky things!
 
Toump Ass said:
I live nextdoor to the Dandynong Ranges national park. Lots of Kookaburras in the park, but I don't see them too often near my house. We get visits from lots of other birds though- Rosellas, cockatoos and lorikeets.

Haven't spotted a Lyrebird yet... very sneaky things!
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Lyrebirds are very common but you don’t often see them. They take off at the slightest approach.

The best way to find one is to take a relatively undisciplined dog into a “no dogs” nature reserve. I did that once unintentionally. After the thing had freaked out about 10 lyrebirds in less than 15 minutes I decided we might go to the beach instead
 
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Proper Gander said:
Lyrebirds are very common but you don’t often see them. They take off at the slightest approach.

The best way to find one is to take a relatively undisciplined dog into a “no dogs” tature reserve. I did that once unintentionally. After the thing had freaked out about 10 lyrebirds in less than 15 minutes I decided we might go to the beach instead
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Haha.

Dogs are definitely banned from the national park; I've never seen anyone break that rule, but I do occasionally see people walk their cats there. I found it really odd seeing cats on leashes at first, but cats aren't allowed to roam outside alone because of the wildlife where I am, so I'm used to it now.
 
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I tried to photograph some Splendid Fairy-Wren a few weeks ago but the lighting was too dark and those little bastards are fast and jumpy. So I gave up and followed this Ibis around instead. It's hardly a perfect shot but I really like the atmosphere of it.
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Very cool!
 

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omit said:
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I tried to photograph some Splendid Fairy-Wren a few weeks ago but the lighting was too dark and those little bastards are fast and jumpy. So I gave up and followed this Ibis around instead. It's hardly a perfect shot but I really like the atmosphere of it.
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That's an awesome pic!
 
OhhhhHHH Bluelegs! I will add to this with some photos when I have time / remember.

We've had either a herron or egrit land on our fence over the last fortnight.... eyeing off our 60 x 60cm water pot/pond. Never seen one before. Had absolutely no idea what it was when i first saw it out the window. Our 4 year old daughter had been telling me she saw a 'strange big bird with a girrafe neck' a few days earlier! I've never been quick enough to grab a photo or be able to ID it properly. The timing of the herron/egrits arrival correlates with me moving the water pond thing about 45cm further out from under the eave about two weeks ago. He/she/they were quick to spot it.

We are lucky enough to have a heap of yellow tailed black cockatoos where we are and they fly over us multiple times every day between the golf course (for the Pinus radiata) and the railway reserve (for the Pinus radiata).

We also did a big overhaul of the garden when we moved into this place about 2 and a 1/2 years ago. It's gone from patchy grass and not a blade of anything else to being pretty stacked with natives and vegetables, and now we have had fairy wrens, eastern spinebills, New Holland Honeyeater and wattlebirds all come and visit over this most recent spring and summer! Build it and they will come!

We also have a family of magpies that must used to be fed very regularly by the previous owners of the house. The day we moved in we had 4 magpies about 30m from our sliding door, staring at us.

Despite us now not feeding them (ok very occasionally), we've been introduced to their fledglings for the second year in a row now. They hang out in our garden most days feeling very safe, sunbathing, playing etc.

All of this in a 4m x 14m backyard!

Only issue is our neighbours cat who is a very successful hunter of mice, rats and unfortunately the fairy wrens it seems..... It's an ongoing battle.
 
And my favourite bird, hands down, is the humble, common white cockatoo.

Unapologetically loud.

Unapologetically destructive.

My spirit animal. Bless.

If you read very early accounts from the first Europeans in Australia, a common theme (apart from all the horrific stuff) is being concerned/frightened/scared about all the strange animal and bird sounds. I can quite easily imagine being disorientated in a foreign 'woodland' and then all of a sudden thinking a dinosaur must be after you - they are that loud.
 
Bluelegs said:
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos are highly underappreciated. Also love the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos.
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Last year or the year before I found about 8 large yellow tailed black cockatoo feathers (hate to think what happened to the bird but couldnt find anything). I remember it was exactly 8 as our then 2 or 3 year old counted correctly to 8 and I was chuffed.

Honestly a jackpot. I picked up all 8 and put them in the bottom of the pram. Got home to find 5 flew out of the pram on the walk home. Felt like an idiot. Huge feathers.

Will post pics.
 
cats2rise said:
OhhhhHHH Bluelegs! I will add to this with some photos when I have time / remember.

We've had either a herron or egrit land on our fence over the last fortnight.... eyeing off our 60 x 60cm water pot/pond. Never seen one before. Had absolutely no idea what it was when i first saw it out the window. Our 4 year old daughter had been telling me she saw a 'strange big bird with a girrafe neck' a few days earlier! I've never been quick enough to grab a photo or be able to ID it properly. The timing of the herron/egrits arrival correlates with me moving the water pond thing about 45cm further out from under the eave about two weeks ago. He/she/they were quick to spot it.

We are lucky enough to have a heap of yellow tailed black cockatoos where we are and they fly over us multiple times every day between the golf course (for the Pinus radiata) and the railway reserve (for the Pinus radiata).

We also did a big overhaul of the garden when we moved into this place about 2 and a 1/2 years ago. It's gone from patchy grass and not a blade of anything else to being pretty stacked with natives and vegetables, and now we have had fairy wrens, eastern spinebills, New Holland Honeyeater and wattlebirds all come and visit over this most recent spring and summer! Build it and they will come!

We also have a family of magpies that must used to be fed very regularly by the previous owners of the house. The day we moved in we had 4 magpies about 30m from our sliding door, staring at us.

Despite us now not feeding them (ok very occasionally), we've been introduced to their fledglings for the second year in a row now. They hang out in our garden most days feeling very safe, sunbathing, playing etc.

All of this in a 4m x 14m backyard!

Only issue is our neighbours cat who is a very successful hunter of mice, rats and unfortunately the fairy wrens it seems..... It's an ongoing battle.
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cats2rise said:
And my favourite bird, hands down, is the humble, common white cockatoo.

Unapologetically loud.

Unapologetically destructive.

My spirit animal. Bless.

If you read very early accounts from the first Europeans in Australia, a common theme (apart from all the horrific stuff) is being concerned/frightened/scared about all the strange animal and bird sounds. I can quite easily imagine being disorientated in a foreign 'woodland' and then all of a sudden thinking a dinosaur must be after you - they are that loud.
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cats2rise said:
Last year or the year before I found about 8 large yellow tailed black cockatoo feathers (hate to think what happened to the bird but couldnt find anything). I remember it was exactly 8 as our then 2 or 3 year old counted correctly to 8 and I was chuffed.

Honestly a jackpot. I picked up all 8 and put them in the bottom of the pram. Got home to find 5 flew out of the pram on the walk home. Felt like an idiot. Huge feathers.

Will post pics.
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