
Our amazing, local fauna
to be admired & enjoyed; anytime, anywhere, by everyone
excellent diver/swimmer - the pied cormorant or locally known as kawaupaka (microcarbo melanoleucos)
hungry nectarivore, the musk lorikeet (glossopsitta concinna) cf its distant cousin, the rainbow lorikeet (trichoglossus moluccanus)
breakfast in beak - laughing kookaburra (dacelo novaeguineae)
.. about turn - that 180 degrees by the same kawaupaka or pied cormorant (microcarbo melanoleucos)
... in tandem flight! - are the australian magpie (gymnorhina tibicen) and noisy miner (manorina melanocephala)
a tad chilly this morning - the noisy miner (manorina melanocephala) waiting to have its nectar/honey breaky
dressing for the highlights - crimson rosella (platycercus elegans)
... enjoying the vista, is this pair of galah (/ɡəˈlɑː/; Eolophus roseicapilla), or rose-breasted cockatoo
... taking a dive is the same pied cormorant or locally known as kawaupaka (microcarbo melanoleucos)
... simple proof that birds are meant to soar, born free - as the sulphur-crested cockatoo (cacatua galerita) takes flight
.. gentle whispers; from the kimberley to tasmania, sulphur-crested cockatoo (cacatua galerita) is always there!
.. simply hangin - the white-faced heron (egretta novaehollandiae)
... drying off is the aussie darter (anhinga novaehollandiae)
simply curious - rainbow lorikeet (trichoglossus moluccanus)
wrong side of the bed? from very young noisy miner (manorina melanocephala)
the drill sergeant! - from an otherwise wild duck (anas platyrhynchos) on the drill road
share & share alike, this pair of loving fairy gerygones (gerygone palpebrosa) say!
despite their reputation, 'feral pigeons' (Columba livia domestica) deserve a mention - this one in an awkward position!
some are just hard to please - noisy miner (manorina melanocephala)
playing 'dead'!! - a loving pair of long-billed corella, or cacatua (licmetis tenuirostris)
pied currawong (strepera graculina); where prominent legend has currawongs & magpies bringing rain to parched land
time's a ticking! sayz the Aussi Coot (fulica atra)
the regal, sulphur-crested cockatoo (cacatua galerita)
.. whether some call it the world's most unfortunate bird, grotesque or not; for the tawny frogmouth (podargus strigoides) 'beauty, is indeed in the eye of the beholder'!!
wats-up dude - juvenile kookaburra (dacelo novaeguineae)
auditioning for the opera with its high notes - red wattlebird (anthochaera carunculata)
walking on water takes a different meaning with the australian coot (fulica atra)
puffed up to keep warm, is the australian magpie (gymnorhina tibicen)
stuntman-bird (flying through the twigs) the same new holland honeyeater (phylidonyris novaehollandiae)
'cirque de soleil' wannabe - noisy miner (manorina melanocephala)

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"Our precious earth has its music for those who listen."
From a poem called “The Earth has Music”, by Reginald Vincent Holmes
“Our earth has its music for those who will listen,
Its bright variations forever abound;
With all of the wonders that God has bequeathed us,
There is nothing that thrills like the magic of sound.”
reed cormorant (microcarbo africanus), drying off after a morning swim!
..a bad hair day for the crested pigeon (ocyphaps lophotes)
nothing so common about the red eyed, common coot (fulica atra)
on its morning stroll - is the white-faced heron (egretta novaehollandiae)
.. sometimes, things need a 'dfferent' perspective, shown by the yellow-throated miner (manorina flavigula)
friendly conflict? long billed corella (cacatua tenuirostris)
master of that landing... long billed corella (cacatua tenuirostris)
angry birds, pink stella; and her real image, the galah or rose breasted cockatoo
the common starling (sturnus vulgaris), also stands for transformation and change!
how many does it take to be called a flock?? rainbow lorikeet (trichoglossus moluccanus)
hop, skip and jump - but over water? a specialty for the australian coot (fulica atra)
kookaburra (dacelo novaeguineae), as is so often, sits on the old gum tree
a conversation between neighbours - is the white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae) and its mate, that 'duck'
magic-al walk on H2O is the australian coot (fulica atra) taking it in its stride
up to the 'usual' - warbling white-eye (zosterops japonicus)
grey butcherbird (cracticus torquatus) in its namesake as a carnivore and aggressive predator; but also melodious song
singing its heart out, the grey butcherbird (cracticus torquatus)
this pair is seen peeking out at noon, kinda midnight for the nocturnal tawny frogmouth (podargus strigoides); & makes use of cryptic plumage and mimicry to camouflage themselves

In the effortless glide of a bird, we witness the profound truth that real strength lies not in fighting the currents of life, but in learning to soar upon them..
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