Two photo challenges caught my eye today.
Lens-artists: Around the Neighbourhood
Jenns: Feathered Friends
Come for a quick walk around my neighbourhood. There is my dead end gravel road which is about three kilometers long which has an intersection with another gravel road which is paved about sixteen kilometers from my place. It goes from the highway to a long way away, perhaps fifty kilometers.
Lets get going.
The Noisy Friarbird will often let others know we are about
Listen for a chip chip and look at the tree trunks to see a White-throated Treecreeper scouring the bark for an insect or two
The lovely face of a Blue-faced Honeyeater
You might hear the wings of the Eastern Spinebill before you see one zoom past
The Pied Butcherbirds song will fill the forest as we walk along
We may see a Jackie Winter sitting on a fence
Lovely little Eastern Yellow Robins will be chip chip chipping seemingly endlessly
Of course the familiar sounds of Kookaburras will resound around the bush
Small Brown Honeyeaters will be silently having a snack on a Bottlebrush
A flash of colour and a Spotted Pardelote will fly by
A Forest Kingfisher, a sudden flash like a blue jewel, as he flies through the bush
The unmistakable squawking of Rainbow Lorikeets as they argue about whose branch it is will get your attention
The beautiful song of a Rufous Whistler will kep you spell bound for ages
A whistle, a flash of red, the smallest honeyeater is unmistakable in the bush
High in the tree, the resident Square-tailed Kite will keep an eye on you
While overhead it’s mate will soar
Up the road a bit, some Crimson Rosellas have a snack on the horses feed
What’s that chatter chatter chatter? I hear you say. The Grey-crowned Babblers walk about the forest floor snacking on unsuspecting insects talking about their day
More jewels in the sky as the Rainbow Bee-eaters gather
Another remarkable song and bright yellow of the Golden Whistler will make you stop and listen
Musk Lorikeets can be seen as they feast on the nectar of Pink Euodias
The largest bird of prey, a Wedged-tailed Eagle on the lookout for an unsuspecting wallaby or animal, will sit silent until we get to close
A bit more whistling heralds that we are near some King Parrots
A strange metallic sound draws our attention to the iridescent and distinctive tail shape of the wonderfully named Spangled Drongo
A Satin Bowerbird who is similarly coloured to a Drongo will be in the bush sometimes finding food
or finding sticks or blue stuff to decorate and construct his Bower
Thanks for dropping by and having a bit of a walk around my neighbourhood. I hope you had a good time.
Wow, what a collection, Brian! Certainly a great neighbourhood for feathered creatures!
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Thank you Sue 🙂 Such a wonderful place to live
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Your collection is fabulous, Brian! I was delighted by your avian population when we were traveling in Oz. Their songs are so unique and their coloration is amazing. Beautiful work.
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Thank you for your lovely words Patti. So glad you found our birds a delight ❤
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They were, Brian.
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the 2 last pictures made me think to this
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Interesting 🙂 I love that Elvis concert
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OK Brian, now you’re just showing off!! What an amazing array of beautiful birds. Yours must be one noisy neighborhood LOL. Glorious post!!
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Thank you. Perhaps a little Tina 🙂 At times a cacophony of birds can be quite load especially when lots of Rainbow Lorikeets descend.
ps I found this comment in the spam folder…..go figure
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Have heard the spam thing a lot lately. WP told me to slow down my commenting 😡😡
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No way. I comment like anything because it’s what you do to connect with the world
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You live in a real Paradise, Brian! Wonderful neighborhood!
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Thank you Ann-Christine 🙂 it is just special
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It is.
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What a treat to see this beautiful bird gallery!
Thank you so much, Brian.:) 🙂
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You’re welcome Amy 🙂 Glad to share my world
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Amazing, that all these birds can be spotted in your neighbourhood! Most of these I haven’t even heard of. I have to ask, do Rainbow Bee-eaters really feast on bees?
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I had to stop as there are lots more. I have seen around 98 bird species at my place over the years. Yes the do eat bees
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Fabulous photos, Brian. You have a wonderful, bird-filled environment in your back yard. Cheers, Phill
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Hi Phill, yes there are a couple 😀 😀
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This is a wonderful selection. You seem to capture their characters.
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Thank you Denise 🙂
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You have some amazing birds in your neighbourhood and you take some wonderful photos! Love the colourful bee eaters and honey eaters and how on earth did you catch that kingfisher? You must be a very patient man waiting for the perfect shot.
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Thank you Jude. The Kingfisher was easy. He sat on a branch and I took the photo from my verandah. You should see the hundreds of photos that get discarded. Sometimes it is only one or two from twenty that are good enough
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You must live in a wonderful place.
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It is rather special 🙂
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Oh my! Never a dull moment, hm? Just gorgeous! And the blue collection in the last photo was really gathered by a bird? 😮
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Thank you 🙂 Yes indeed
Here is a video I took of a Bowerbird
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