Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Jun 22nd 2006, 10:37 pm
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by moneypen20
That wasn't big and it wasn't clever 
These are far prettier. Obviously the Kanga and Possum aren't birds, and only saw the turkey thing today but what you can't see is the red head and yellow/gold necklace. Seemed at home though
These are far prettier. Obviously the Kanga and Possum aren't birds, and only saw the turkey thing today but what you can't see is the red head and yellow/gold necklace. Seemed at home though
They are lovley, since as yet i havent got an oz wild life book for the kids. Everytime any one puts pics on i save them to show the kids and where they are from and who put them on.
Mandy
Jun 22nd 2006, 11:12 pm
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by annqldau
It was the aussies that told us the magpies were butcher birds in the first place..LOL. We now know the magpies are magpies but today is the first time we have had the little bird.
Had a pair of yellow tailed black cockatoo out the front today but managed to identify that myself, was the butcher bird that had me stumped.
Had a pair of yellow tailed black cockatoo out the front today but managed to identify that myself, was the butcher bird that had me stumped.
Jun 23rd 2006, 9:03 pm
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by rossifumi
Is the koala still about?
I know you said the Magpies were Magpies first but have bought my Readers Digest First Edition Birds of Australia since then... has that proper old book shop musty smell to it.
More Garden pics below.
Jun 23rd 2006, 9:41 pm
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by annqldau
Yep but he got even closer the tree right next to the pool so took lots of pics off the balcony, also now an expert at spotting which trees they have been up by the vicious beast claw marks up the trunk. G and I woke up the other night to what sounded like child being murdered in the garden but was just koala having a bit fun with it's friend.
I know you said the Magpies were Magpies first but have bought my Readers Digest First Edition Birds of Australia since then... has that proper old book shop musty smell to it.
More Garden pics below.
I know you said the Magpies were Magpies first but have bought my Readers Digest First Edition Birds of Australia since then... has that proper old book shop musty smell to it.
More Garden pics below.
Jun 24th 2006, 11:31 am
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
My kids love looking at all the photos of birds and animals. Im trying to get an aussie wild life book for them any recomendations?
Mandy
Mandy
Dunno if these are any good but I know that Steve Parish takes brilliant photographs.....
http://www.steveparish.com.au/catalo...p?p=nathistory
http://www.steveparish.com.au/images...st/auswild.pdf
Wendy
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Jun 24th 2006, 11:34 am
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by wsbtroyno21
Dunno if these are any good but I know that Steve Parish takes brilliant photographs.....
http://www.steveparish.com.au/catalo...p?p=nathistory
http://www.steveparish.com.au/images...st/auswild.pdf
Wendy
http://www.steveparish.com.au/catalo...p?p=nathistory
http://www.steveparish.com.au/images...st/auswild.pdf
Wendy
Jun 24th 2006, 11:35 am
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by rossifumi
Not ex GP motorcyclist Steve Parish?
Lol ...thats what I thought at first but no I don't think its the same guy......
Wendy
Jun 24th 2006, 11:36 am
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by wsbtroyno21
Lol ...thats what I thought at first but no I don't think its the same guy......
Wendy
Wendy
Just looked at his website....and no it is NOT the same guy !!
Jun 24th 2006, 9:33 pm
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by wsbtroyno21
Dunno if these are any good but I know that Steve Parish takes brilliant photographs.....
http://www.steveparish.com.au/catalo...p?p=nathistory
http://www.steveparish.com.au/images...st/auswild.pdf
Wendy
http://www.steveparish.com.au/catalo...p?p=nathistory
http://www.steveparish.com.au/images...st/auswild.pdf
Wendy
Those look like just what im after. Thanks for the links
Mandy
Jun 24th 2006, 10:32 pm
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by annqldau
Yep but he got even closer the tree right next to the pool so took lots of pics off the balcony, also now an expert at spotting which trees they have been up by the vicious beast claw marks up the trunk. G and I woke up the other night to what sounded like child being murdered in the garden but was just koala having a bit fun with it's friend.
I know you said the Magpies were Magpies first but have bought my Readers Digest First Edition Birds of Australia since then... has that proper old book shop musty smell to it.
More Garden pics below.
I know you said the Magpies were Magpies first but have bought my Readers Digest First Edition Birds of Australia since then... has that proper old book shop musty smell to it.
More Garden pics below.
Thanks
Jun 25th 2006, 12:19 pm
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by rossifumi
Lynn says she wants one.
Todays photos a bit grainy as took last night at dusk and in dark so not as good a quality as some of previous ones. I'm just impressed I got the cockatoos with crests up. They were terrorising a poor possum about 60ft up a tree.
Double click on the pic's to enlarge.
Jun 25th 2006, 8:57 pm
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by annqldau
Tell Lynn if she wants to climb the tree she can have one. If you don't have possums call over for a coffee/beer one evening after 6pm and it's there most nights, free show it's always after the bird feeder left overs just drop us a pm.
Todays photos a bit grainy as took last night at dusk and in dark so not as good a quality as some of previous ones. I'm just impressed I got the cockatoos with crests up. They were terrorising a poor possum about 60ft up a tree.
Double click on the pic's to enlarge.
Todays photos a bit grainy as took last night at dusk and in dark so not as good a quality as some of previous ones. I'm just impressed I got the cockatoos with crests up. They were terrorising a poor possum about 60ft up a tree.
Double click on the pic's to enlarge.
I just love your photos' Ann, im so jealous
.Keep them coming.
Mandy
Jun 25th 2006, 10:20 pm
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by annqldau
OK had a new bird today and don't know what it is so need a little help. Have narrowed it down to a few possibles.
The bird had black head with white spot either side of beak join, white collar across back below head leading to grey back, black tail with white across and blackish wings with white flashes and black eyes. Was approx half the size of Aus Magpie.
Black backed butcherbird looks most like it but not sure if that has grey back and they are only supposed to be right up at top of Aus above Cairns.
White breasted wood swallow but it looked to have to much colour in tail and wings for one of those and it says upper parts grey for those although head most def black and back grey on bird in my garden.
The bird had black head with white spot either side of beak join, white collar across back below head leading to grey back, black tail with white across and blackish wings with white flashes and black eyes. Was approx half the size of Aus Magpie.
Black backed butcherbird looks most like it but not sure if that has grey back and they are only supposed to be right up at top of Aus above Cairns.
White breasted wood swallow but it looked to have to much colour in tail and wings for one of those and it says upper parts grey for those although head most def black and back grey on bird in my garden.
Jun 25th 2006, 10:49 pm
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by geordie mandy
Those look like just what im after. Thanks for the links
Mandy
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Jun 26th 2006, 2:21 am
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Re: Twitchers...name this bird? and what have you in your garden?
Originally Posted by annqldau
Tell Lynn if she wants to climb the tree she can have one. If you don't have possums call over for a coffee/beer one evening after 6pm and it's there most nights, free show it's always after the bird feeder left overs just drop us a pm.
Todays photos a bit grainy as took last night at dusk and in dark so not as good a quality as some of previous ones. I'm just impressed I got the cockatoos with crests up. They were terrorising a poor possum about 60ft up a tree.
Double click on the pic's to enlarge.
Todays photos a bit grainy as took last night at dusk and in dark so not as good a quality as some of previous ones. I'm just impressed I got the cockatoos with crests up. They were terrorising a poor possum about 60ft up a tree.
Double click on the pic's to enlarge.
