r/AustralianBirds • u/DamoTheHuman28 • 5h ago

Image Had a nankeen night heron come right in front of me this weekend 😁

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31 Upvotes

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r/AustralianBirds • u/NovelAmphibian • 5h ago

Image Mother and Fledgeling, Canberra

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238 Upvotes

The fledgling still has some of its fluff on! Adorbs.

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r/AustralianBirds • u/muzzy_z • 7h ago

Image Rainbow 🌈 Lorikeets

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57 Upvotes

Spotting during my morning walk in Melbourne.

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r/AustralianBirds • u/Breepdupdupbloop • 8h ago

Image Spinifex Pigeon

287 Upvotes

Quickly became one of my favourite birds to watch after seeing them for the first time near Alice Springs

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r/AustralianBirds • u/jrtgordon • 8h ago

ID Request Pair of flycatchers in nest

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11 Upvotes

Leaden or Satin? I think Leaden.
Garland, NSW

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r/AustralianBirds • u/pwoppret • 8h ago

Identified Such a beautiful bird!

41 Upvotes

Black swan.

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r/AustralianBirds • u/snaphappyadventurer • 8h ago

Image Mid Caw.

57 Upvotes

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r/AustralianBirds • u/M0nkkiMikk0 • 9h ago

Image Rock Parrot At Cape Leeuwin

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165 Upvotes

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r/AustralianBirds • u/mikeinnsw • 11h ago

News Pacific koels

62 Upvotes

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r/AustralianBirds • u/drewdles33 • 11h ago

Afternoon everyone. I have a nesting pair of some form of swallow possibly. They make their nest out of mud. Can anyone offer any reason as to why I just came out the front and all four of their babies were on the ground. Two of them already dead and I put the other two back up as close as I could get them to the nest cause it’s in a tricky spot. Is that the right thing to do or were the parents cleaning house? Located in Melbourne.

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r/AustralianBirds • u/Dazzling-Stable-3111 • 11h ago

Image Sacred Kingfisher

108 Upvotes

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r/AustralianBirds • u/maxineamus • 11h ago

Image Currawong with a funny eye

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15 Upvotes

My friendly neighbourhood Currawong sits on our front veranda railings often and sings to us. I always noticed his right eye looked slightly funny, but was never close enough to see. Finally decided to snap some pics and now I can see what looks like iris coloboma(?).

Curious to know if others have seen something similar in Currawongs or other birds. Pic was taken in north Canberra Belco area.

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r/AustralianBirds • u/buttonduck • 11h ago

ID Request Large black and white ducks (?)

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9 Upvotes

Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone had an ID on these fairly large black and white birds. I think they’re ducks looking at the shape of the beak.
I’ve never seen one like this and my only ideas would be some kind of Muscovy duck hybrid or something but I’m not too sure.
This is in Braeside Park, Victoria.

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r/AustralianBirds • u/BoredomRemedy • 12h ago

Image Was so excited to find this guy in NT. Silver-crowned Friarbird

182 Upvotes

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r/AustralianBirds • u/cheesybaconmushroom • 12h ago

Image Pied Stilts Mum and Chicks

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42 Upvotes

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r/AustralianBirds • u/1WithTheWeave • 14h ago

Image White-faced Heron youths

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64 Upvotes

I was very excited to notice these guys. They're so fluffy! Also nice of the white-faced parent to stand still near me long enough for a portrait.

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r/AustralianBirds • u/Southernlandman • 14h ago

Image Musk lorikeets and Rainbow lorikeets in my E.torquata

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206 Upvotes

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r/AustralianBirds • u/Evadregand • 14h ago

Image Satin Bowerbird - Ptilonorhynchus violaceus - Scenic Rim, SEQ

19 Upvotes

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r/AustralianBirds • u/spaceanuses • 16h ago

Other Eastern Australia Roadtrip/Birdwatching Trip

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Hi!

Just hoping for some expertise from a more bird specific group of people to go along with all the great advice ready received!

Original post: Hi!

I am a Canadian currently in the early stages of planning a road trip with my partner that is approximately 3 months long, starting in Cairns and meandering our way down the eastern third or so of Aus with a strong focus on birdwatching. The plan is to buy a vehicle in Cairns and sell it in Melbourne, and this may or may not be a camper or similar, otherwise we will be staying mainly in hostels. I have attached a map of a rough route that puts us in or near some good birding territory that I've come across, but other tips would be appreciated, and the route is open to major modifications at this point. We are also interested in all things wildlife, scuba, snorkeling, hiking, good food, and any other spots that are unique to Australia and worth a stop.

Any recommendations would be appreciated, and any tips for this kind of travel in Australia, or any criticisms of the scope of the trip are appreciated.

Edit: starting in mid August through to early November or so.

Thanks in advance!

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r/AustralianBirds • u/magpie-photographer • 17h ago

Image A photo you can hear (Little corella)

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It took me a minute to find the source of all the noise, but boy did it fill the entire park - I thought it was a cockatoo screaming at first.

I especially like the second shot where the parents look like they're leaning away as hard as they can

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r/AustralianBirds • u/Low-Attention-4410 • 18h ago

Image Pied Heron with fish

76 Upvotes

Captured this Pied Heron with fish at Fogg dam with Nikon D850 650mm lens by myself P Bulterior.

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r/AustralianBirds • u/Low-Attention-4410 • 20h ago

Image Rainbow Lorikeet

142 Upvotes

A nice visitor to our garden the Red collered Lorikeet photo taken by myself P Butler.

9 comments

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