Bird of the Week: 3rd June - seeing double

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Tue, 04/06/2013 - 20:00

Holly

Hi gang, apologies for another late challenge!

Last week's was brilliant - this week let's see twice the birds - so post shots with either two birds in it or a male and female of a species in 2 shots (make sense)?

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 20:54

pacman

Black-necked Storkat Leanyer STW, Darwin, NT

Peter

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 20:55

Chris F

Here you go Holly - two double bar finches from the weekend - they came right up to me

Chris

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 20:57

pacman

Rainbow Bee-eater, Leanyer STW, Darwin, NT

Peter

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 21:01

pacman

White-breasted Woodswallow (double-double-double or 2x2x2=8) - yes, Leanyer STW, Darwin, NT

Peter

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 21:04

Chris F

My pair of ducks that live on our dam in Victoria Point Qld.

Chris

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 22:30

Woko

Diamond firetails on the s.e. slopes of the Mt Lofty Ranges.

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 22:36

Woko

And a pair of 5 lots of New Holland Honeyeaters:

Tue, 04/06/2013 - 23:13

pacman

Woko wrote:

And a pair of 5 lots of New Holland Honeyeaters:

you just had to exceed the 8 Woodswallows

Peter

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 08:30

#10

Araminta

Mr&Mrs Galah

M-L

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 08:33

#11

Araminta

I know there is one just like me in there. I just have to find it

M-L

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 08:39

#12

Araminta

Two, and one for free

M-L

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 08:47

#13

Araminta

Twins having a drink

M-L

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 08:52

#14

Araminta

you can't see them, she sits on three eggs

M-L

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 11:46

#15

Araminta

1+1= a few more Silver Gulls in the making

come closer girl, let's see what we can do

(you might have seen them before, but I couldn't resist)

M-L

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 11:59

#16

shoop

Two birds , two bees.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 12:39

#17

Araminta

Oh, that's so cute. Love all of them. The big Shelduck (?) baby in the middle is just gorgeous.

M-L

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 14:11

#18

shoop

Araminta wrote:

Oh, that's so cute. Love all of them. The big Shelduck (?) baby in the middle is just gorgeous.
It is hard to remember which photos i have posted before, so not sure if I have posted this particular one or any others , so apologies up front if I have .

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 14:31

#19

dwatsonbb

Hey shoop, don't apologise, half the time I can't remember which ones I have seen before! It is nice to see them again anyway.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 15:35

#20

shoop

dwatsonbb wrote:

Hey shoop, don't apologise, half the time I can't remember which ones I have seen before! It is nice to see them again anyway.
Well i suppose this week s challenge is ''seeing double '' so if you have seen it before it kinda suits !!!!!!!

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 15:49

#21

shoop

more mating shots .

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 16:02

#22

shoop

Male and Female Red-capped Parrots in 1st picture . 2nd picture looks like 2 females .

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 16:23

#23

shoop

Australasian Grebes (sorry another mating) set with the result of an egg.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 16:26

#24

shoop

Red-tailed Black Cockatoos

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 17:38

#25

shoop

Pink-eared Ducks, Little Black Cormorants, Black Swans.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 17:45

#26

Chris F

Little Corella Pair in our Pine Tree.

Chris

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 17:49

#27

Araminta

two baby Wood Ducks, with and without mum.

M-L

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 17:50

#28

Chris F

Pair of Galahs in our paddock.

Chris

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 17:50

#29

sue818

Apologies for the poor pictures but do not seem to have many pairings.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 17:54

#30

Araminta

The boy has a very extatic expression on his face. She was scratching his back. (who wouldn't get a bit cross eyed?)

M-L

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 17:55

#31

shoop

oh, the top pair are fascinating sue 818..do you know what sort of birds they are , some sort of heron or bittern???

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 18:48

#32

shoop

first two sets are Splendid fairy wrens, last set are male and female Red-winged fairy wrens.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 18:51

#33

shoop

Splendid Fairy Wrens.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 18:52

#34

shoop

Kookaburras and White-breasted Robin with chick.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 20:17

#35

rawshorty

Awesome pics everyone.

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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 20:31

#36

shoop

Hi Shirley I keep searching but I can only spy one bird so far ...still looking.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 21:19

#37

shoop

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 21:20

#38

kathiemt

These are visiting Birdsland Reserve at Belgrave Heights (Vic) currently. They've been there for about 3 weeks or so.

Kathiemt
Selby, Victoria

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 21:24

#39

shoop

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 21:26

#40

Chris F

Crested pigeons on our power pole. Victoria Point Qld.

Chris

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 21:29

#41

kathiemt

Two whistling kites

Two yellow faced honeyeaters

Two rainbow lorikeets

Two New Holland Honeyeaters

Kathiemt
Selby, Victoria

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 21:52

#42

Woko

pacman wrote:

you just had to exceed the 8 Woodswallows

Ah, but the inspiration came from you, Peter.

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 22:42

#43

sue818

Yes Shoop, they are Black Bittern seen in Sydney some months ago. The juvenile was further upstream.

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 20:00

#44

Araminta

Two immature Black-winged Stilts.

M-L

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 21:22

#45

Chris F

My two girls with their egrets - a bit of fun for you as photo is a bit blurred.

It's the funniest thing out to watch the birds run to keep up with the ponies if they move at a fast walk. (Ah ha! Found one to show you with the birds running)

Even better if the ponies go for a trot - the birds fly along with them

Photos taken through the study window - if the birds catch sight of us they fly off so can generally only have long distance photos of them.

Chris

Thu, 06/06/2013 - 21:29

#46

windshear

A couple of urban-dwelling Bush Stone Curlews. After a spectacularly unsuccessful attempt at nesting in the carpark of my office building, they have taken up residence in a nearby deserted carpark.