White-faced Heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, #Brisbane
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Going to work at the University of Sydney is incredible. Here, a Kookaburra, fiercely and proudly looking at its nearby nest (a hollow in a tree of Victoria Park, two minutes from my building). #USyd #OwnPic #BirdsofOz

A couple of olive-loving Australian ringneck parrots who have been methodically stripping one of my olive trees of its fruit over the past few days. Pass the crackers!

#BirdsofOz #birdsofmastodon #Parrots #RegionalNSW

For anyone not familiar with the laugh of a #Kookburra, please enjoy

https://youtu.be/7jW7A2glZbk

And my other favourite, please check out the #magpie warble

https://youtu.be/oYEYc8Ge3nw

#SoundsOfAustralia #WildOz #Australia #Home #Birds #BirdsOfOz #BirdsOfMastodon

I observed this gorgeous #magpie and its mate for a couple of minutes last night. I named him ‘Mitch’. I’m guessing he was the male.

Was around sunset and he allowed me to get quite close.

Mitch appeared trusting, perhaps realising I was no threat. I saw these two earlier as I meandered along the street, taking pictures of the sunset and a few lovely flowers in their neighbourhood. They may have vetted me already and gave the ‘thumbs up!’ 👍

So this is the last 30 seconds of the recording.

#Altext:

It shows Mitch the Magpie leaping up, with a quick flap of wings, onto a public water outlet cover.

Anyways, he’s using the top of the cover to scrape away excess food and gunk, I guess, from his beak as some birds do.

Then after a car passes (he watches it, then appears to look back at me as I rise from my knee filming (to my feet)… he ruffles his feathers and decides to fly off leaving us with a wonderful audio of his flapping wings.

Just as he heads off, another buddy of his decides to voice the magpie’s characteristic cheery song from the powerlines, before taking flight and flying away too!

#narrm #melbourne #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy #magpie #birdsofmastodon #birdsOfOz

This gorgeous thing, a Barking owl, was camped in my carport this morning - the studio dog and I spooked it as we were heading out for a walk. Thankfully it hung around in the trees next to the house so I could get a shot at it. I heard it calling just before I got up, and I'm hoping that if I put out a recorder overnight, I might get lucky...🎤🦉

#BirdsOfOz #BarkingOwl #FieldRecording #SoundArtist

Two black-faced woodswallows from Australia. 🤎 🤍 🖤

Photographer — Mansour Vahedi (Oz Bird Photography)

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I got a bit distracted by a pair of bathing red-browed finches today. We haven't seen these guys here before. They've been hanging out with the double-barred finches at the herb garden bird bath, but I managed to get some shots of them on their own today.

#BirdsOfOz #BirdWatching #DubboNSW #RedBrowedFinch #RegionalNSW

I am beginning to present as an Australian Reed Warbler obsessive. They are so difficult to photograph, so I have to shout about it when I’m successful. This one’s stubby tail makes me uncertain of my ID. I’m wondering if it’s a juvenile.

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a visit this morning from a local wattlebird
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Wee Woodswallows (Artamus minor) from Western Australia. Look at those beautiful blue beaks! 🤎 💙 🤎

Photographer — Mustafa Sözen

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Lovely juvenile Brahminy Kite practicing his/her fishing skills. 🦅 😍
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