Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Bird spotting

I have encountered many other birds whilst I have been following flocks of Carnaby's cockatoo for my research. Some of them were kind enough to pause long enough for me to take their portraits. I thought you might like to see a selection.

Black faced cuckoo shrike
Pacific black duck


Little pied cormorant
Laughing turtle-dove


Pink and grey galah
Splendid fairy wren


New Holland honeyeater
Rainbow bee eater and chick


Forest red-tailed black cockatoo
Rainbow bee eater


Rainbow lorikeet
Rainbow bee eater chick


Scarlet robin
Yellow-billed spoonbill


Yellow rumped thornbill
Varied sitella


Wattlebird
Australian raven