Such a variety

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birdie
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Such a variety

This morning I woke at 4.15 with the first chatter from outside my window. Since then I have been sitting on the computer and listening to them all. I have heard so far
Whipbird
Koel
Channel Bills
Dove
Bluefaced Honeyeater
Spangled drongos
Figbird
Noisy Miners
Currawong
Lorikeets
Pied Butcherbird
Grey Butcherbird
magpie
some kind of little honeyeater (can't identify)
several others that I am not sure about ( little birds I think)
Add to this, we have a colony of squeaking bats circling around at dusk like wraiths and I had a long conversation with a little possum in a tree outside my bedroom last night... well I talked and he just stared at me very intently :'D

we are so lucky to live with all this

Cheers

Birdie

Tassie

Good onya Birdie,you are lucky.

raysimula
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Most people who live on acreage (small or large)or at least a bit out of suburbia have all this and many of them fail to notice any of it. I cannot believe the number of aussies that have no idea about our birds even the very common ones. When talking about a carrawong they will say "some kind of big black bird". Many young people don't even know that we have birds or views or animals other than Kangaroos in this country. Anyhow thats what I think, maybe I'm just getting old and cranky.
Ray

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Hi Ray and Tassie

People are getting used to me now talking to them with one ear cocked for the sounds around me. Since I have been involved with this forum I find it kind of addictive to always be looking out and listening for them.
I find it very calming to walk with the birds and just allow myself to be carried away in the moment , so to speak. I have just arrived home from a walk up the hilly road behind our house. I spent about half and hour just observing and shooting a bunch of scaly breasted lorikeets, I'll post some pics after I download them. They were so oblivious of me in their interest with the fruits they were after. Before I went up the hill I had a head full of work problems and when I come back it's all gone!! ( just have a head full of bird poo instead) :'D
just joking

Ray, we can only teach the children and encourage them to be involved in taking care of what we have.

I don't think you are alone in feeling old and cranky!

Cheers

Birdie

Sunshine Coast Queensland

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Sorry Birdie, I really don't want to see some dead Scaly Breasted Lorikeets. Anyway a lovely collection of birds you have in your neighbourhood, wish they could come and visit me some time. We also have a group of bats in the area, I like to stay up til about 11 to observe them, but at the start I got them confused with Masked/Barn owls because of their call. Do they make a similar sound to a masked/barn owl there? Must agree with the amount of people oblivious to the birds around them, amazed at my friends who probably couldn't identify a starling and as soon as I see one and start observing it they groan and walk away :) Must agree with teaching the children, so many (even at my selective high) are oblivious to the world around them and taking care of it.

birdie
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Ha Ha Amateur..... you had me going there for a moment as I read your post on email only and didn't know what you were referring to with "dead lorikeets" :'D Naturally they were very much alive after me shooting them. they were so well camouflaged in a bright green-leaved tree that it is hard to pick them out even from the photos.

Cheers

Birdie

Sunshine Coast Queensland

birdie
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Ha Ha Amateur..... you had me going there for a moment as I read your post on email only and didn't know what you were referring to with "dead lorikeets" :'D Naturally they were very much alive after me shooting them. they were so well camouflaged in a bright green-leaved tree that it is hard to pick them out even from the photos.

Cheers

Birdie

Sunshine Coast Queensland

Amateur

Must agree Ray, while in Port Stevens there was a stunning array of birds which no one took an interest in and natural wildlife, including an Echidna which everyone managed to overlook except me after hearing it moving around in the bushes. It's sad that so many young Aussies have no clue about the wildlife around them, plus I find it amazing how such brightly coloured birds manage to stay so well camoflauged after I missed my perfect shot of an eastern rosella hiding in a tree which I only saw when it scared me from flying away. Glad you got the joke Birdie, I was hoping you would see it so I wouldn't have to explain it :)

birdie
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Well here are a few shots of my walk up the hill and just for a laugh I will include a picture of the tree I heard the Scaly BLs in. See how many you can find!!!
Good morning!


Not just a green bird if you look hard enough!!

This is the area I was walking in, the road winds up in tree covered lanes

Now...how many lorikeets can you spot?

Have fun

cheers

Birdie

Sunshine Coast Queensland

birdie
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By the way Amateur, what selective school are you at? Teacher or pupil?

Birdie

Sunshine Coast Queensland

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I'm a pupil at Penrith High, also I can only spot 1 scaly breasted lorikeets for certain and possible that red flash is another one?

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Actually amateur, there are about 6-8 of them. pretty good camouflage huh?

Have to go to bed

Cheers

Birdie

Sunshine Coast Queensland

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