Hi guys, since my old thread was getting a bit long I thought I'd make another :), so heres some birds I've seen today :), hope you all enjoy
1:Another common black kite/Milvus migrans
2:Emu/Dromaius novaehollandiae
3: Bush Thick knee(I'm unsure of this ID so if I'm wrong could somone please say so and what it is etc)
4:Brolgas/Grus rubicundas
5+6: Sacred Kingfisher/Todiramphus sanctus
7+8+9: Some sort of honeyeater, full ID on this would be good if anyone knows :).
10+11: I think this is a Whisting kite/Haliastur sphenurus
What a great range of birds. Number 7 is a Striped Honeyeater while 8 & 9 are Singing Honeyeaters.
Also, I think 5 & 6 is a Red-backed Kingfisher.
10 & 11 is a Little Eagle.
Cheers, Owen.
great range of birds for 1 afternoon birding
I believe that #3 is an Australasian Pipit - the Bush Thicknee or Bush Stone-Curlew is a much bigger bird
Peter
Another good colection, the little eagle is a great find.
So good to see these. I would truly love to see an emu in the wild. I've seen a cassowary in the wild, but no emus.
Karen
Brisbane southside.
Thanks for the correct IDs Owen and Peter, much appreciated :).
Karan: lol, that sounds funny to me, I've never seen a wild cassowary (havn't been in their distridution much though) but see emus regularly.
Hmmm, I seem to rememnber that emus used to be very common in the wild here in Victoria. I would see them in all sorts of areas including pine forests in the South and open plains up North.
I haven't seem one now for many years.
Where are they all?
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
Don't know how their population is going in Vic but there are still plenty around here, I mostly see them when there is a drought and they come into small towns/farms for water points.
Heres another I've seen recently
@ soakes
haha,in Perth we cant drive 50 kms away without seeing an emu :p
i guess they like the warmer weather