Male fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) with interesting behavioural characteristics. The female bird is brown. Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala). Bird of the honeyeater family. Endemic to east and southeast Australia.Curious noisy Miner in a tree.Urban noisy Miner.Native new Holland honeyeater (Phylidonyris novaehollandiae).Australian magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen). Part of the Covidae family (including crows, ravens, rooks, etc). Magpies are known to''swoop'' pedestrians during breeding season which leads to creative human head-wear and magpie-altert websites. Here's how to stay safe! Besides protecting their offspring, they often befriend humans and recognise faces if being treated nicely.Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is part of the parrot family, mostly found in eastern Australia. Grey Butcherbird (Cracticus torquatus).
Another inquisitive rainbow Lorikeet Not every photo needs a golden ratio. This lorikeet is beautifully centered. Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximius). Rosellas are native to Australia.Silver gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae) (can drink both freshwater and saltwater and is among the most intelligent birds). Rumour has it that Seagulls were used by the British in WW I to detect German submarines. Bring me the sunset in cups! Silver gull engaging in courtship behaviour.Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) / Riverman found around Australia. It hast the largest beak among all birds. Long-billed corella (Cacatua tenuirostris) is of the cockatoo family, native to Australia. Its ability to mimic human language has elevated it to a beloved pet, but it also faces the status of a pest, subject to culling permits in WA and VIC.
Two lorikeets following the camera click noise.Powerful owl (Ninox strenua). Likes to hunt small mammals. Endemic to eastern and south-eastern AustraliaEastern osprey. Has fish on its menu. Endangered pink cokatoo / Major Mitchell's Cockatooo (Cacatua leadbeateri). The Galah and pink cockatoo have interbred and can produce hybridised offspring. Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides). Not part of the owl family. Nocturnal bird with amazing camouflage. Who's watching whom? Not sure which species this is! White-headed Pigeon Sunbathing pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa).
Iconic Australian Kookaburra. Its ''cliche jungle sound'' was used in Hollywood movies! Of the fantail family (genus Rhipidura), with the Australian bird called ''willie wagtail''. Fantails are native to Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. In Māori mythology, the fantail brought death, and is also called the Devil bird. Maybe because of its angry looking ''eyebrows''. Another curious fantail Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla) found in eastern and south-eastern Australia. Often caught by cats. Some kind of Wattlebird, not sure which one! Possibly a small wattlebird, similar to the red wattlebird but missing the red wattles on either side of the neck. Dusky moorhen (Gallinula tenebrosa) inspecting its reflection.
