Perth birds, first impressions.

From bird book was led to believe that all I’d see was birds well known from Syd & Mel. Slight east vs west changes in some cases. Perhaps with lots of New Holland honeyeaters.

First difference was huge numbers of Willie Wagtails. The very first duck I saw was a shelduck. OK, this is different. Never in Melbourne city. Followed shortly by Musk Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Laughing Dove. Ditto.

My apologies I can’t post bird photos from here. A great bad photo of a teenage silver gull that I want to call “it’s fashion look it up”, with a grey spot on the face, brown stripes on the wings, white spots on the black tail, and very fluffy plumes.

Other notable birds include Nankeen Night Heron, finally got a photo (after 6 years of trying) of a pink-eared duck, there are several sparrow-substitutes here, one is singing honeyeater, the others I have yet to identity. I think I’ve had a clear view of that western thornbill.

The western wattlebird is fun. It can’t resist scolding me from trees just two metres away at my head height.

I have another bird photo, from the zoo, that I want to caption “ ambition”. A great egret in a gage looking up a three great egrets on top of the netting roof.

From the same spot I learned that the role of zoo volunteers is not just to entertain tourists. One there had the role of stopping the brolga from eating the ducklings.

mollwollfumble said:

Perth birds, first impressions.

From bird book was led to believe that all I’d see was birds well known from Syd & Mel. Slight east vs west changes in some cases. Perhaps with lots of New Holland honeyeaters.

First difference was huge numbers of Willie Wagtails. The very first duck I saw was a shelduck. OK, this is different. Never in Melbourne city. Followed shortly by Musk Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Laughing Dove. Ditto.

My apologies I can’t post bird photos from here. A great bad photo of a teenage silver gull that I want to call “it’s fashion look it up”, with a grey spot on the face, brown stripes on the wings, white spots on the black tail, and very fluffy plumes.

Other notable birds include Nankeen Night Heron, finally got a photo (after 6 years of trying) of a pink-eared duck, there are several sparrow-substitutes here, one is singing honeyeater, the others I have yet to identity. I think I’ve had a clear view of that western thornbill.

The western wattlebird is fun. It can’t resist scolding me from trees just two metres away at my head height.

I have another bird photo, from the zoo, that I want to caption “ ambition”. A great egret in a gage looking up a three great egrets on top of the netting roof.

From the same spot I learned that the role of zoo volunteers is not just to entertain tourists. One there had the role of stopping the brolga from eating the ducklings.

well, we don’t really stop the brolga from eating the sucklings.. our job is to observe the behaviours.. if the brolga decides to eat the ducklings then we actually can’t jump in and stop it.. at best we can call the keeper who might try something..

Arts said:

mollwollfumble said:

Perth birds, first impressions.

From bird book was led to believe that all I’d see was birds well known from Syd & Mel. Slight east vs west changes in some cases. Perhaps with lots of New Holland honeyeaters.

First difference was huge numbers of Willie Wagtails. The very first duck I saw was a shelduck. OK, this is different. Never in Melbourne city. Followed shortly by Musk Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Laughing Dove. Ditto.

My apologies I can’t post bird photos from here. A great bad photo of a teenage silver gull that I want to call “it’s fashion look it up”, with a grey spot on the face, brown stripes on the wings, white spots on the black tail, and very fluffy plumes.

Other notable birds include Nankeen Night Heron, finally got a photo (after 6 years of trying) of a pink-eared duck, there are several sparrow-substitutes here, one is singing honeyeater, the others I have yet to identity. I think I’ve had a clear view of that western thornbill.

The western wattlebird is fun. It can’t resist scolding me from trees just two metres away at my head height.

I have another bird photo, from the zoo, that I want to caption “ ambition”. A great egret in a gage looking up a three great egrets on top of the netting roof.

From the same spot I learned that the role of zoo volunteers is not just to entertain tourists. One there had the role of stopping the brolga from eating the ducklings.

well, we don’t really stop the brolga from eating the sucklings.. our job is to observe the behaviours.. if the brolga decides to eat the ducklings then we actually can’t jump in and stop it.. at best we can call the keeper who might try something..

Four birds from yesterday I can’t identify yet.

One a small hawk.

One a noisy bird, I can stand a couple of metres from the small tree and stare at it for five minutes without seeing it. Bird sparrow- sized with possible light and dark stripe. Call like single note from noisy minor. Possibly same bird that has a machine-gun like call.

One a small fat bird, in a flock of about 10, not a fairy-wren or robin. Pretty colour but colour not much more complicated than darker above and lighter below.

One a small bird that hovered for two seconds before selecting a perch. Short bill.

Will still be photographing and recording all occurrences of wildlife I can for the three weeks. Four new raptors in two days, one an osprey and one photographed, the others not yet identified. Yesterday saw bfcs, photographed Richard’s pipit and singing honeyeater, photographed a species of gecko with a series of diamonds along it’s whip-like tail.

Nobody cares of course, except possibly for the “crap bird photographs” forum.

mollwollfumble said:

Will still be photographing and recording all occurrences of wildlife I can for the three weeks. Four new raptors in two days, one an osprey and one photographed, the others not yet identified. Yesterday saw bfcs, photographed Richard’s pipit and singing honeyeater, photographed a species of gecko with a series of diamonds along it’s whip-like tail.

Nobody cares of course, except possibly for the “crap bird photographs” forum.

Where are you showing these photos? Where is this crap bird photographs forum?

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Will still be photographing and recording all occurrences of wildlife I can for the three weeks. Four new raptors in two days, one an osprey and one photographed, the others not yet identified. Yesterday saw bfcs, photographed Richard’s pipit and singing honeyeater, photographed a species of gecko with a series of diamonds along it’s whip-like tail.

Nobody cares of course, except possibly for the “crap bird photographs” forum.

Where are you showing these photos? Where is this crap bird photographs forum?

Facebook group. Can’t log on from here. But it’s hilarious. Funniest thing on Facebook.

New Perth birds today:
Sandpiper, oystercatcher, stilt, osprey.

Yes, 2 ospreys in 2 days, several hundred km apart.

Apart from birds today have photographed tree climbing snail, several fly species, ants, moth.

mollwollfumble said:

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Will still be photographing and recording all occurrences of wildlife I can for the three weeks. Four new raptors in two days, one an osprey and one photographed, the others not yet identified. Yesterday saw bfcs, photographed Richard’s pipit and singing honeyeater, photographed a species of gecko with a series of diamonds along it’s whip-like tail.

Nobody cares of course, except possibly for the “crap bird photographs” forum.

Where are you showing these photos? Where is this crap bird photographs forum?

Facebook group. Can’t log on from here. But it’s hilarious. Funniest thing on Facebook.

New Perth birds today:
Sandpiper, oystercatcher, stilt, osprey.

Yes, 2 ospreys in 2 days, several hundred km apart.

Apart from birds today have photographed tree climbing snail, several fly species, ants, moth.

Ypu’ll have to work out like others have, how to post facebook images here without facebook interfering other than trying to frack.

could also be a male.