Focus on Birds: Welcome Swallow

Swallow on the shore

I love these tiny birds! They flash through the sky, sometimes landing on the pontoon in the baths.

Here’s a photo of one gathering mud to make a nest.

Sweet little creatures.

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Focus on Birds: Crimson Rosella

Crimson Rosella

 

Australia’s parrots are very appealing.

In our local park and surrounding areas, it isn’t uncommon to see these beautiful Crimson Rosellas. As you can see, they are richly  coloured.

One of the joys of living close to natural bushland in Sydney, N.S.W., Australia…

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Focus on Birds: Kookaburras in Today’s World

Well, I was stumped for a title. 🙂 I don’t mean to imply that garbage bins symbolize today’s world. However, they are a part of modern life, and these Kookaburras are making use of them.

I hope that you will enjoy this little group.

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Kookaburras

Focus on Birds: Rainbow Lorikeet

Rainbow Lorikeet

The colours of the Rainbow Lorikeets are as spectacular as their name suggests. They catch my eye, whether in flight or at rest. Sometimes, a flock gathers around a picnic table and  entices people to throw  some crumbs in their direction.

Here is photo taken in the park near where Ron and I live.

Enjoy!

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Focus on Birds: A Heron on the Pole

A Heron Atop a Pole

White-faced Herons are a pretty common sight in the local swimming baths, especially at low tide. Not so common, though, is to see one perched atop a pole.

Enjoy!

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Focus on Birds: Laughing Kookaburra, Bathing

Laughing Kookaburra

Laughing Kookaburras are common yet wonderful sight in our local park. Their unique calls and distinctive appearance seal their popularity.

Here is a photograph of one, cooling gown in the heat.

I hope you like this picture of an iconic Australian bird.

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Focus on Birds: A Silver Gull and a Masked Lapwing

Plover and Sea-gull

I like to photograph the unusual. and it’s not every day that one sees a Masked Lapwing and a Silver Gull quite near each other on the beach by the river.

Silver Gulls are quite commonly found here, but the Masked Lapwings are a fairly rare sight. I guess that they have found the sands to be to their liking.

Enjoy this scene, on a river in Sydney, N.S.W., Australia.

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Focus on Birds: Crimson Rosella

Crimson Rosellas are one of the most attractive of the local parrots. I see them often in the local park, and sometimes even in our front garden. Their colours are striking and rich.

Here is a photo taken in the local bushland.

Enjoy!

Crimson Rosella

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Focus on Birds: An Australian Magpie and A Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

A Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and an Australian Magpie

Let’s continue our focus on birds.

Although each of these feathered friends are common in the local bushland park, it is not so usual to see them together. Each prefers the company of their own kind, it seems. But here we have a frame containing both an Australian Magpie and a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Such good-looking birds!

Enjoy!

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Focus on Birds: Sulphur Crested Cockatoos

Cockatoos

This week, in Australia, birds are in the news. People are urged to watch them, count their numbers, and generally acknowledge their importance in the scheme of things.

With that in mind, I thought I’d like to focus on that most engaging, comical species: Sulphur-crested Cockatoos. These are a common sight where I live, especially in the park, but also in the streets where they search out suitable trees for food. You may remember that I featured a photograph of a pair tucking into lemons on a neighbour’s tree. 🙂

This picture, though, was taken in their natural environment: bushland, by the river.

Enjoy!

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