That’s a gannet all right. Here in Portland we have the largest gannet colony in mainland Australia. Watching them divebomb for fish is a sight to behold.
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Yep a common starling but a nice pic nevertheless
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Thanks Bob.
Do they lose those shaggy feathers as they age / change through season?
The plumage is iridescent black, glossed purple or green, and spangled with white, especially in winter. The underparts of adult male common starlings are less spotted than those of adult females at a given time of year. The throat feathers of males are long and loose and are used in display while those of females are smaller and more pointed. Moulting occurs once a year- in late summer after the breeding season has finished; the fresh feathers are prominently tipped white (breast feathers) or buff (wing and back feathers), which gives the bird a speckled appearance.
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Not a great pic of a King Parrot but up at Stanley on the weekend and had three of them hanging around on a friends farm. They also get gang gangs, rosellas, finches, white and black backed magpies, magpie larks, parrots, wombats, kangaroos and a friendly fox. An eclectic mix.
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up in FNQ for a few weeks doing my bird list up to 40 in 24 hrs…
kept awake at night from the stone beach curlews and orange footed scrubfowls and in the morning by red tailed black cockatoos ,figbirds,lorikeets scaly and rainbow
One thing i’ve noticed is a higher prevalence of indian mynah birds which is a real problem
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Worth a look. Many beautiful photos…I’m sure that many of the photos on here could’ve been chosen.
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#261 Glossy Ibis - Powlett River, near Kilcunda. Normally uncommon in Victoria, but a number of sightings this year. BH less than pleased with the shot but it was at quite a distance.
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#262 Powerful Owl.
“What was wonderful about today’s sighting was it was totally accidental. I mean we’ve made several planned fruitless trips and seen nothing.” So to explain BH’s quote, we
took our 2 oldest grandkids to pick strawberries nearby today, and at a ridiculous cost I might add, and then to a playground of their choice, not ours, for a picnic. While we’re watching the kids on a swing, BH notes an avian ruckus in the bush nearby and heads off with her camera, which is always in hand’s reach. She follows an agitated Currawong and Wattle Bird and finds the source of the commotion. This time she got a shot before it flew off. When she reappeared she was on a serious high which delighted the kids, and me I might add. Fair enough, first owl of the year and must have been at least a dozen fruitless owl trips.
PS BH said I can’t post a location for a threatened species, even here. Mind you, one of the biggest threats to owls is rodenticides, think of that before you put down rat baits!
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That’s amazing. Well done!!
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Fantastic!
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Maybe change the file name .
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Fantastic. I’m quite envious. I used to lie in bed and hear a powerful owl at night last year. Have not heard it for a while but would love to have seen it.
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Looks like ringtail possum for lunch !
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Yes. Feel for the poor little bugger but an Owl’s got to eat. Probably got a few hungry chicks nearby.
PS BH just told me she pointed out the lunch pack but I’m pretty deaf and didn’t hear. Hadn’t noticed until you just posted. Well spotted!
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My bad. Think I’ve fixed it. Hope so.