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Cheery
I then found another (or was it the same bird I wonder) Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo high in a tree, having a bit of a chatter to himself. Their call is nothing like the typical 'cuckoo' song, but a whistle, sometimes a bit plaintive.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia chrysococcyx basalis fleurieu horsfield's bronze cuckoo nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Making life difficult
Really not the greatest of pictures, but the best I got of this Lifer that day, and didn't really improve on that at any time during my time in South Australia. This is a Crimson Rosella, a large group, with Adelaide being part. There's discussions on splitting them.... will it happen? They are...- delia todd
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- 2019 adelaide rosella australia crimson rosella fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 normanville october platycercus elegans adelaidae south australia
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Such a sweet face
Woodswallows really are so sweet, I rather fell in love with them This is a Dusky Woodswallow, and the only one that I saw on the trip.- delia todd
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- 2019 artamus cyanopterus australia dusky woodswallow fleurieu normanville october south australia
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A Dark Rainbow
Strange how a different position gives a different result! After the nicely lit kookaburra, I get a poorly lit Rainbow Lorikeet, I have tried to lighten it a bit. Such pretty birds these with all those colours which you can't really see in this pic.... sorry 'bout that.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 normanville october rainbow lorikeet south australia trichoglossus moluccanus
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Checking the sky
On a longer exploration of their hillside property, we found a Laughing Kookaburra at the top of a tree. Fortunately there were many trees to support myself for the high picture. Is he looking for trouble do you think.- delia todd
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- 2019 28 october australia birdwatching mode dacelo novaeguineae fleurieu laughing kookaburra nikon coolpix p900 normanville south australia
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Bedtime shower
Back at John and Dora's in the evening light a White-browed Scrubwren was having a bath, which turned into a shower!! This is the nominate subspecies. Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2019 australia birdwatching mode fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 nominate normanville october sericornis frontalis south australia white-browed scrubwren
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The garden seems to be full of Lifers!
I think this was the only time I saw this wee beauty, or at least the only time I got a picture of a Crescent Honeyeater. You can just see the start of the white crescent, as it carves a crescent shape from the shoulder to the bottom of the breast. Rather nice, aren't they.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia crescent honeyeater fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 normanville october phylidonyris pyrrhopterus south australia
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- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Restricted Range
.... well fairly, that is. The Purple-crowned Lorikeet is only found in western Victoria, southern South Australia and south eastern Western Australia. Really pretty lorikeets these and I think John and Dora were lucky to have them visit their garden. I don't know where my brain is at the...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia fleurieu glossopsitta porphyrocephala nikon coolpix p900 normanville october purple-crowned lorikeet south australia
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Make-up artist
A Red-browed Finch followed me from Queensland by the looks of it. Those red eyebrows can't be mistaken, can they LOL- delia todd
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- 2019 australia fleurieu neochmia temporalis normanville october red-browed finch south australia
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That's better
A slight improvement on the previous attempt, when he was high in a tree.... this Mistletoebird was half way down! Beauties, aren't they.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia dicaeum hirundinaceum fleurieu mistletoebird nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
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Oh! What a lovely.... bath
I did warn you I might show you a picture of this lovely Brown Thornbill having a bath. He's really going for it, isn't he. So glad it wasn't the only picture I got, or it would have remained unidentified (and I've a whole load of them in various folders LOL!!!) Saturday Fun- delia todd
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- 2019 acanthiza pusilla australia brown thornbill fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
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A singing cuckoo
Beginning our wander around John and Dora's property, we found a Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo calling from high up in a tree. So high, I had to lean against a wall in order to steady myself to get this picture. Made a mess of the settings rather, so have had to do some work on it to bring out some...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia chrysococcyx basalis fleurieu horsfield's bronze cuckoo nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
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Another view of a honeyeater!
Not quite so well coiffeured, especially the front one... looks like he's waiting for the hairdryer!!! Not sure, but this New Holland Honeyeater looks rather young?- delia todd
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- 2019 australia fleurieu new holland honeyeater nikon coolpix p900 normanville october phylidonyris novaehollandiae south australia
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One and only
This Brown Thornbill was a new bird for me, and tit was the only one I got pictures of. He'd just come out of the bath and was considering another dip. Which of course he did... I've a few images of him splashing around... maybe post some more for your Saturday enjoyment.- delia todd
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- 2019 acanthiza pusilla australia brown thornbill fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
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The red one
This is a juvenile Red Wattlebird, not the first I'd seen (which was in Adelaide but without camera). Unfortunately, the sun was shining on the window that morning, so we didn't get the timing right, did we. Sorry... really not been much with it the last few days. Had a bad fall on Saturday...- delia todd
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- 2019 anthochaera carunculata australia fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 normanville october red wattlebird south australia
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Southern bathers
I'd only been in South Australia a couple of days but already New Holland Honeyeaters were like old friends LOL. This was the view from the dining room while we were having dinner. Glad I had my camera handy, and no-one seemed to mind me trying to get pictures!!- delia todd
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- 2019 australia fleurieu new holland honeyeater nikon coolpix p900 normanville october phylidonyris novaehollandiae south australia
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A nice welcome
The next day we travelled down the Fleurieu Peninsula, as Peter and Adrienne had a long-standing engagement to perform at the Fleurieu Folk Festival over the weekend. At the end of the first day we then went further down the peninsula to stay with some friends (John and Dora - an amazing couple)...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia dicaeum hirundinaceum fleurieu mistletoebird nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
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Go away...
... this is my hole!!! The Rainbow Lorikeet seems to have taken ownership of that broken snag and was warning me that I wasn't going to get a look in!! My Saturday Fun effort for today.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 normanville octyober rainbow lorikeet saturday fun south australia trichoglossus moluccanus
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Cuckoo!!
or not! More a whistle. We were just organising ourselves into the car for the journey home, when a Horsfield's Bronze Cuckoo flew into a tree nearby. Of course I'd seen my first one the day before, so it was really nice to have another look before we left.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia chrysococcyx basalis horsfield\'s bronze cuckoo nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
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Ol' White Eye
A New Holland Honeyeater was desperate to have his picture taken and flew into a tree near me and just sat there! I really couldn't ignore him, could I.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia fleurieu new holland honeyeater nikon coolpix p900 normanville october phylidonyris novaehollandiae south australia
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Dusky
I'd briefly seen this one the day before but couldn't get a picture, this guy was rather more obliging. This Dusky Woodswallow meant I'd now seen 5 of the 6 woodswallows to be found in Australia. The remaining one (Little) wasn't really in the areas I visited. This one doesn't appear in the...- delia todd
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- 2019 artamus cyanopterus australia dusky woodswallow fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
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Not laughing?
We had a bit more time the next day for wandering around John & Dora's property. I'm not so sure this Kookaburra had landed in the same tree as yesterday's cuckoo? As I remember leaning against the wall of the house to steady myself for this full zoom up high shot. A bird I'd wanted to...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia dacelo novaeguineae fleurieu laughing kookaburra nikon coolpix p900 normanville october south australia
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Another old friend
Back at John and Dora's just before it got dark, there on the water bath was a wee White-browed Scrubwren. This is a different subspecies to the ones I'd seen further north; so perhaps he's a 'new' friend LOL- delia todd
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- 2019 australia fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 normanville october sericornis frontalis south australia white-browed scrubwren
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The wrong angle
Back at the house, preparing to set off for another day at the folk festival, this Cresent Honeyeater came for a drink and a bath. Unfortunately this is the wrong angle to see the 'crescents' which are on his breast. I'm not sure if I got that view on another day... will just have to see as I...- delia todd
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- 2019 australia crescent honeyeater fleurieu nikon coolpix p900 normanville october phylidonyris pyrrhopterus south australia
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After seeds
Now another newbie landed - Purple-crowned Lorikeet. Rather a lovely looking parrot this one, and very active too, he hardly stopped moving. I've seen that seed spike before, but can't remember what it's called.- delia todd
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- 2019 australia fleurieu glossopsitta porphyrocephala nikon coolpix p900 normanville october purple-crowned lorikeet south australia
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