Latest posts tagged with #BirdsofAustralia on Bluesky
Welcome Swallow - named for their arrival in southern Australia during spring, happily welcomed as a sign of warmer weather. Also sailors once viewed these birds as a welcome sight indicating that land was near.
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #BlackHeads any bird with Black on its head.
Noisy Friarbird
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The #BirdOfTheDay alt theme today is #RareEncounters birds you have captured least in your camera roll
Orange-bellied Parrot - rare and critically endangered. So privileged to observe 3 of them close to home.
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Warblers any bird that’s a Warbler.
Brown Thornbill
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Last few photos of the Australasian Darter from our Sale trip
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Australasian Darter (F) The strongly kinked neck has a white or pale brown stripe from the bill to where the neck kinks. Females and immatures have less distinct white neck stripe
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Black&Red, birds with both Black & Red colours on them.
Spangled Drongo
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Feathers showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers.
Freckled Duck
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Feathers showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers.
White-faced Heron in breeding plumage
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Feathers showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers.
King Parrot (head in part shade 😂)
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Feathers showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers.
Emu 🤎
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Feathers showcasing the beauty and intricacies of feathers.
Welcome Swallow
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #SmallBirdsInFlight, any bird Duck Size or smaller in flight. The Alt Theme is #Finches, any Finch will do.
Eastern Spinebill flying off from the Blue Kangaroopaws
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #SmallBirdsInFlight, any bird Duck Size or smaller in flight. The Alt Theme is #Finches, any Finch will do.
A flock of Common Starlings take off
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Australasian Darters are found in wetlands & sheltered coastal waters, preferring smooth, open waters for feeding with tree trunks, branches, stumps or posts fringing the water for resting & drying their wings.
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #weather a favourite shot in any weather we can see…..rain, wind, snow etc.
Grey Teal Ducks in the mist
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An Australasian Darter’s neck is built for catching fish. A unique hinge mechanism at the 8th and 9th vertebrae acts like a trigger, thrusting their head and neck forward with startling speed and precision
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The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #weather a favourite shot in any weather we can see…..rain, wind, snow etc.
Little Pied Cormorant enjoying the rain
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A picture of a tawny frogmouth bird camouflaged amongst tree branches
A picture of a tawny frogmouth bird, it looks like it’s laughing 😭
A picture of a tawny frogmouth bird that looks as if it’s seen things
A picture of a tawny frogmouth bird that looks like it’s judging you
Yall im fucking losing it😂😂😂😂😂💀 TIL Australia has this bird (????) called a Tawny Frogmouth and… look at it. Zoom in and properly look at it😭😭😭😭😭😂 it’s … it’s just so??? #Australia #birdsofaustralia I think it’s a bird???? #australianwildlife #bird it’s beautiful
I am not ok😂😂😂 #Tawnyfrogmouth
Endangered Cockatoos Finally Hatch Chick in Artificial Nest, a Promise of Conservation Success: The future looks substantially brighter for a beautiful and totally unique Australian cockatoo… @goodnewsnetwork.org #EndangeredSpecies #Conservation #BirdsOfAustralia #PalmCockatoo #WildlifeProtection
Australasian Darters (aka Snake Bird) forage in water, often with only their head and neck exposed – where they’re sometimes mistaken for a swimming snake!
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The #BirdofTheDay theme is #snacks any bird eating.
Silvereye snacking on Rhagodia berries
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The Australasian Darter is also known as the Snake Bird because of its long slender neck.
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Australasian Darters don’t have waterproof feathers - they absorb water to reduce buoyancy & help them dive for prey, so they must dry them out & are often seen perched over water with wings outstretched
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Straw-necked Ibis. Large waterbird found in Aust, NG & Indonesia. Adults have distinctive straw-like feathers on their necks. Feed on aquatic & terrestrial invertebrates & only rarely scavenge human waste.
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Brown Thornbill - a skilled mimic & also responds to humans imitating its call described as rich, musical warble! Nests are dome-shaped with a hooded side-entrance. Found in E & SE Australia. Mainly insectivores
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Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #ruffledfeathers any bird with feathers out of place
Australian Magpie
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Red Wattlebird, on a tree branch, clear blue sky.
Red Wattlebird, one of our 'resident' birds. #birds #birdphotography #aussienativebird #birdsofaustralia
A group of tawny frogmouths,seen near Byron Bay, Australia.
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We’re on the road on a birding/biking trip so my #BirdOfTheDay is my #MagpieCollage & I won’t be on here until after we’re back home hopefully with some new photos!
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