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backyard birds  // Posts tagged as "backyard birds"

Pair of King Parrots pop in for Another Visit

Pair of King Parrots pop in for Another Visit

We haven't seen this stunning pair of birds in over a year and they popped in this morning for an early brekkie!

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The latest on the Channel-billed Cuckoo – Garden Guests Diary

The latest on the Channel-billed Cuckoo – Garden Guests Diary

As this massive bird matures, his host crow parents are coming down to our garden a little bit more often, frantically looking for food for their adopted offspring.

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Kookaburras Graphite Drawing – Stage 5

Kookaburras Graphite Drawing – Stage 5

I managed to get a little bit of the second kookaburra done and it's easier on my eyes since I purchased the magnification lenses from the Chemist.

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What we thought was the whole family! – Garden Guests Diary

What we thought was the whole family! – Garden Guests Diary

This afternoon, I happened to witness the whole family of magpies visit our yard and the two juvenile magpies were down at the same time which I had not seen before. What follows is a series of shots with my sense of humour thrown in as titles!

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First time down for this juvenile Magpie

First time down for this juvenile Magpie

We knew that soon we would be introduced to the new offspring of our resident magpie pair, "Toenail" and "Skitsy". Sure enough, we heard the unmistakable "feed me" squawking nearby and there he was, one of the two chicks, demanding to be fed.

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Amorous Male Lorikeet caught in the act!

Amorous Male Lorikeet caught in the act!

I have been filming some of the birds in my garden recently and have been using my old four megapixels camera so the quality is not wonderful.  To make up for this, I think that you will find this clip of an amorous male rainbow lorikeet “hiliarious” as he “struts his stuff” trying to impress the...

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Sharing Supper – Garden Guests Diary

Sharing Supper – Garden Guests Diary

I captured Mr and Mrs Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo sharing supper late this afternoon.  Our seed bell had been munched to the point where it had fallen to the ground and these birds are known for their intelligence. Sharing Supper – Garden Guests Diary

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