david , 1 day ago to random

Some of the other birds spotted on Saturday, included an #EasternYellowRobin , male and female #VariegatedFairywren 's, a #LewinsHoneyeater and a #YellowFacedHoneyeater

(in face, a lot of Yellow-faced Honeyeaters).

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #Bird

Male (left) and female (right), Variegated Fairywrens on the ground. The male has a bright blue head, russet red back and long tail sticking up in the air. The female is mostly brown.
Maybe one of the most common honeyeaters in SE Qld, the Lewin's Honeyeater. A mostly olive bird, with dark head, and a yellow crescent behind the eye, and a yellow gape (small section at the base of the beak).
A Yellow-faced Honeyeater, stretches out to grab some Grandfather Moss lichen. The bird is mostly brown, but with a bright yellow patch under the eye to the beak, surrounded by a black section around it, making the yellow stand out more.

david , 2 days ago to random

While looking for Swift Parrots at Picnic Point, Toowoomba (this was a side quest, since I'm unlikely to top my Swift Parrot shot from Bruny Island), we came across a pair of Rainbow Lorikeets checking out this tree hollow.

Many Australian birds and animals use hollows for nesting, which is why old-growth forests are so important. A good hollow can take many decades to form.

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #Bird #RainbowLorikeet

strykeroz , 2 days ago to random

For several weeks now these Tawny Frogmouths have moved their regular daytime roost from a nearby tree to a downpipe under the eves of a house, and seem very settled with their decision

Will be interesting to see where they choose to nest this year

They have big your-mother-and-I-need-to-have-a-word energy. But that might be just me 🤔

#WildOz #Ozbirds #Birds #Wildlife #Brisbane #urbanwildlife

Two medium sized birds with plumage that looks like tree bark, perched on a slightly angled rainwater downpipe. The bird on the right is looking directly at the camera, the one on the left has its head in profile, with beak toward the other bird
Two medium sized birds with plumage that looks like tree bark, perched on a slightly angled rainwater downpipe. Borth are facing the camera. Background is the exterior wall of the house and a black motion-sensing floodlight

strykeroz , 2 days ago to random

Some locals found on a cold morning out at Kumbartcho Sanctuary

An Australasian Grebe braving the water, and getting a bit of a hair gel look from the algae currently in the dam

A Red-Browed Finch, too young yet to gain the namesake brow

A spectacular male Golden Whistler paused on a branch while chasing insects in a gum tree

A young Kookaburra, on the perfect portrait perch, though in all honesty probably happy to find a warm patch of sunlight

#WildOz #Ozbirds #Birds #Brisbane #Wildlife

A bright yellow bird with black collar and head and white chin perched at the top of a cut-off tree branch facing to right of shot. Background are gum tree leaves that surround his perch
Small bird puffed up against the cold with olive back and a splash of red in the tail, dark beak and a pale chest sitting facing left of shot on a lichen-covered branch that extends from top right of frame to lower left. Background is out of focus bright sky through leaves
Medium sized brown and white bird sitting in profile to right of shot with head slightly turned towards camera. Background is a tangle of twigs and out of focus grey tree trunks and bushland

silverdory , 2 days ago to random

Lots of interesting fungi out on this week's search for mosquito orchids in Croajingolong National Park, VIC - like these Laccaria sp. (?) growing in moss near Gipsy Point.

#Fungi #WildOz #Biodiversity #Ecology #Photography #Winter #InTheField #Nature #Australia #EastGippsland

david , 3 days ago to random

Just after our encounter with the pardalote, this White-naped Honeyeater stopped by for a quick peek at us.

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #WhiteNapedHoneyeater

david , 3 days ago to random

A Spotted Pardalote we encountered at the Highfields Falls reserve, just out of Toowoomba.

Completely fearless and quite curious, it foraged around about 3-4m away from us for a good minute before moving on.

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #Bird #SpottedPardalote

david , 4 days ago to random

A Pacific Black Duck drying itself after a good bath, and an Intermediate Egret standing amongst the reeds.

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #PacificBlackDuck #IntermediateEgret #bird

Front view of the Pacific Black Duck flapping its wings to dry off while raised up out of the water. The blue/green patch of flight feathers on the wings is seen and contrasts against the two tone brown feathers on the rest of the bird.
An Intermediate Egret standing on a rock amongst the reeds. It is in its fairly compact stance, rather than the longer stance you often see them in.

david , 6 days ago to random

Some Bar-shouldered Doves hanging around coo-ing in a fig tree.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #BarShoulderedDove #bif

In this shot, the previously closest bird has flown off, and the middle one is now mid-air, having leapt from the branch to follow the first bird. The third bird remains on the original branch.

david , 8 days ago to random

Probably a female (as in might be a juvenile male, but given the time of year, probably the former) Satin Bowerbird.

There were two foraging in this tree by my dirveway this morning.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #SatinBowerbird

david , 10 days ago to random

A different pair of Bush Stone-curlews, eye me warily as I take their photo on Friday arvo.

#bird #UQ #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #BushStoneCurlew

david , 11 days ago to random

Everybody loves a duck that sparkles!

#Bird #UQ #PacificBlackDuck #AustralianWildlife #wildOz

david , 13 days ago to random

A pair of my local parrots I saw while checking the mail at lunchtime today.

A Pale-headed Rosella (one of a pair that took off as I approached); and an Australian King Parrot (male) who watched me as I walked back up the driveway.

#bird #WildOz #AustralianWildlife #AustralianKingParrot #PaleHeadedRosella

A largish red parrot (with green wings, just visible on the sides) sits in tree and gives me a serious case of side-eye as I walk up the driveway below.

david , 14 days ago to random

A curious Torresian Crow I came across yesterday morning.

It was having a drink at the lake edge, and when it heard my camera shutter it started looking around.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #TorresianCrow

david , 14 days ago to random

"The morning after the argument."

A pair of Bush Stone-Curlews sitting back to back on a grassy rise in the morning sun.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #BushStoneCurlew