Birds from Queensland.

Huh! So they are. I was just going from what was in my bird ID book.

And another one in flight.

I am yet to find a good picture on the net showing this Bird in flight from both above and below.
My new challenge for tonight.

Awesome thread, ginger.

In a way Gp.
I wish you were in Australia.
The reason I asked where about you are is, I have family in Cockatoo, Dandenongs.
They do have wild deer damaging their property.
There is no longer any sign of the great Ash Wednesday Fires that killed six people.
In fact things have only got better in the bush there.
Many more Birds than ever.
I have never had to build a hide at Cockatoo.

Nice shot of the bunch of Rainbow Lorikeet.

Thanks Burn. ;-)

As I don’t know the person who took this picture.
I can’t ask for permission to post the picture here.
So the next best thing I can do is post a link.
So here it is: http://amatteroflight.com/gallery2/d/4223-2/White-winged-Chough-3856.jpg
It is now obvious to me why some say white underneath and others say above.
Feathers are the same all the way around.
Each of these feathers are 80% white and only the remaining 20% tips are black.
As the Bird folds the feathers tightly in against its body.
All the white bits are hidden below the previous black feather.
So they appear to be a totally black Bird while walking around.
It’s only while flying, we can see the white feathers.
So Margaret you were perfectly right.
My apologies for doubting you.

Ginger, I thought all along that the feathers were 'fan folded' thus hidden from view. Interesting birds.

Why didn't you say so earlier Lily ?
Well done.

Ginger, because due to expressive aphasia? Just kidding. All joke aside, I really grateful to be a part of our birding enthusiasts here on DG. Thanks go to you and Margaret and many others that have contributed and enriched our forum.

Hi Lily,
So what happened to you causing aphasia ?
Were you in a Car accident, or were you ill ?

Another Picture of my Purple Chickens.

Love your "Purple Chickens". Ginger. :)

It’s absolutely amazing Lily how when I buy a Bag of ‘Wild Bird Seed’ and put out a cup full in the morning,
Each Bird seems to come for about 15 minutes during the day and only eat their particular type of seed.
My Purple Chooks only eat the sorghum. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorghum
That’s the round red seed about 4 mm in diameter.
When all that is gone they leave.
They never touch Corn or Sun flower seed ? [go figure]

Another pair.

They are lovely!

This one appearst to be staring me down.
Purple Swamphen: Porphyrio porphyrio
As the Purple Swamphen walks, it flicks its tail up and down, revealing its white undertail.

Here the Bird is flicks its tail up and down, revealing its white undertail.

Good shot Ginger!

Thanks Pell,

I put my Camera on 'Sports Mode' and take 20 Pictures in 2 seconds.
It's the only way to make sure I get the tail up.

It's a little like taking Pictures of a Bird with its tongue out. ;o)

Is it really 3 am where you are ?
You must be an 'Early Bird'. :)

Hi ginger, When I posted it was 8:10 pm here. :-)

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Nest with young ‘Red Wattle Bird.’

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Great photos, Ginger. How did the Wattlebird parent respond to you being so close to the nest?

Terrific photos, Ginger, what kind of tree is that on the last post? A Bunjan fig or something like that? And the bird?

Hi Margaret,
The nest is less than four feet off the ground.
Every time I walk past the nest, I would take a look in.
I waited till the young one was big enough to take a decent Picture with the mouth open.
One time I was walking past and both parents were away.
That’s when I took the 3 only Picture.
I think I have a Picture of how far the nest is off the ground.[I’ll look for it]

Great shots Ginger! I love the parent hanging upside down.

I'd like to know what the bird in the last pic is too. He is very pretty.

Hi Lily,
The Tree the Honey Eater is on is a Ficus Benjamina.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_benjamina
Roots are very invasive.
All my Flower Gardens within 10 meters of it have died.
My Potting Shed is great getting shade from it.
Today they have yellow berries on them.
In one weeks time when they ripen and turn Red.
I will have more than 1,000 Birds feeding on these 6 Big Fig Trees.

Pell,
The Bird is a Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
I should have mentioned that earlier.
I'm not sure if this is a juvenile or a female ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-faced_Honeyeater

I enjoy your birds very much, neat looking Blue-faced Honeyeater, and Swamphens

Very attractive bird!

Hi Burn,
I’m really ashamed to say I totally ignore these Birds because they are so common here on my land.
Over 33 years I have turned my land from a totally treeless ‘Dairy Spelling Paddock’ into a Rainforest.
Here is an adult male BFHE sitting on Studio One.
I will be taking more Pictures when I can. ;-)