3 unclear birds

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michaelrt71
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3 unclear birds

out walking after the rain today
satin bowerbird?

which butcherbird?

heron or bittern?

Meave
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I think the top one is a satin bower bird, and I think that the bottom one is a juvenile striated heron. Mind you, I haven't always been right (nowhere near always), but we saw a striated heron at Broadbeach and it does look similar. Could the middle one be a black-backed butcherbird? Whereabouts are you?

Meave

michaelrt71
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Thanks Meave,
I am on the South Coast of NSW and thought it might have been the black-backed until I saw the range in my birdbook.

Owen1
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Bottom one is most likely a young Striated Heron and the pose looks like their typical sneaky ways.

Cheers, Owen.

mrtattoo
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Male satin bower for sure, luv the eye colour, thinkin maybe a pied butcher & i agree with meave, immature striated heron. nice pics

if your happy when your birding, flap your wings.

michaelrt71
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Thanks to the panel!
The purple eye threw me on the bowerbird. Cheers

raysimula
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You'r Butcherbird is a Grey Butcherbird, the pied has a black under chin/upper breast or bib. Ray

michaelrt71
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Thanks Ray,
That solves it for me. Three out of three.

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