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#1755
September 27, 2021, 09:08:02 AM
Quote from: Bricktop post_id=421510 time=1632741074 user_id=1560
An Australian Shelduck. Our biggest duck other than Daniel Andrews.



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It looks like a duck on a lake in Canada.

Anonymous

#1756
September 27, 2021, 09:09:02 AM
Quote from: Bricktop post_id=421511 time=1632741130 user_id=1560
A yellow-billed Spoonbill. So named for obvious reasons...



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We have crane type birds like that too......no bill like that though.

Bricktop

#1757
September 27, 2021, 06:40:59 PM
Quote from: Fashionista post_id=421516 time=1632748082 user_id=3254


It looks like a duck on a lake in Canada.


When they fly you get an idea of their size.



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Breakfall

#1758
September 28, 2021, 09:38:33 AM
Quote from: Fashionista post_id=421377 time=1632576273 user_id=3254
Quote from: Bonkerfist post_id=421364 time=1632571862 user_id=3358
Quote from: Fashionista post_id=421252 time=1632452067 user_id=3254
Quote from: Bricktop post_id=421247 time=1632448711 user_id=1560
A silvereye.



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It's cute.


Cute, but devastating on the wine industry. They'll peck a grape and another and another and another... Botrytise the whole vine. Mind you, one could make a decent sweet wine out of it.

Cute little dinosaurs though.

Oh my, that's a problem for farmers.


More of an inconvenience really. They have to use bird netting or have special audio speakers that will mimic birds of prey in the field. The latter is more ecologically sound, as the netting does cause birds to become traps and injure themselves.

Anonymous

#1759
September 28, 2021, 12:06:40 PM
Quote from: Bonkerfist post_id=421568 time=1632836313 user_id=3358
Quote from: Fashionista post_id=421377 time=1632576273 user_id=3254
Quote from: Bonkerfist post_id=421364 time=1632571862 user_id=3358
Quote from: Fashionista post_id=421252 time=1632452067 user_id=3254
Quote from: Bricktop post_id=421247 time=1632448711 user_id=1560
A silvereye.



https://scontent.fadl5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/241466541_4563463110340677_2918648523662348067_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=GgtCSSUmhuMAX8RiuFG&tn=_xOmsaHdLfmw_pps&_nc_ht=scontent.fadl5-1.fna&oh=9a3623a55d537eb20410ef60c25ae654&oe=61748D4E">

It's cute.


Cute, but devastating on the wine industry. They'll peck a grape and another and another and another... Botrytise the whole vine. Mind you, one could make a decent sweet wine out of it.

Cute little dinosaurs though.

Oh my, that's a problem for farmers.


More of an inconvenience really. They have to use bird netting or have special audio speakers that will mimic birds of prey in the field. The latter is more ecologically sound, as the netting does cause birds to become traps and injure themselves.

hmm, that's interesting.

Bricktop

#1760
October 02, 2021, 09:04:58 PM
Australian Pied Stilt. Stilts are common throughout the world in different guises. Ours have different plumage.



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Anonymous

#1761
October 02, 2021, 09:26:35 PM
Quote from: Bricktop post_id=422162 time=1633223098 user_id=1560
Australian Pied Stilt. Stilts are common throughout the world in different guises. Ours have different plumage.



https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/242928389_4586820128004975_1196364650475900885_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=2sv8DcvsWc4AX_xjNeZ&tn=pHP3CVk4hUrDLnKx&_nc_ht=scontent-syd2-1.xx&oh=4e4b96194ca715017dde55452ab2e2a3&oe=618069FA">

A few hours East of Calgary there are birds similar to that.

Bricktop

#1762
October 05, 2021, 08:48:45 PM
Yours will probably have a completely black face.

Anonymous

#1763
October 05, 2021, 09:28:31 PM
Quote from: Bricktop post_id=422510 time=1633481325 user_id=1560
Yours will probably have a completely black face.

Like Justin Trudeau.

 :laugh:

Bricktop

#1764
October 06, 2021, 06:41:54 PM
:roll:

Bricktop

#1765
October 17, 2021, 12:18:37 AM
Our very own kookaburra...or "laughing dove".



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Anonymous

#1766
October 17, 2021, 03:56:23 PM
Quote from: Bricktop post_id=423954 time=1634444317 user_id=1560
Our very own kookaburra...or "laughing dove".



https://scontent.fmel10-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/s1080x2048/246021222_4637017369651917_6255636369601577833_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=Ezur_y8cV-IAX8dKcDm&_nc_ht=scontent.fmel10-1.fna&oh=1b110b5d558e425dd16ee41720403e01&oe=61924302">

Is the kookaburra a large bird?

Bricktop

#1767
October 17, 2021, 05:35:35 PM
The kookaburra is a member of the kingfisher species, and is the largest of that type.



It also doesn't hunt for fish. It generally eats small animals or large insects.



It is about the size of a crow or magpie. It is quite gregarious, and will aclimatise to human presence quite well. They rarely scatter if larger animals or humans are nearby. They just sit in the tree and watch. Whilst not tame, they will come quite close to humans if there's food in the deal. They will even steal food from a table if humans are not too close.

Anonymous

#1768
October 17, 2021, 05:37:50 PM
Quote from: Bricktop post_id=424023 time=1634506535 user_id=1560
The kookaburra is a member of the kingfisher species, and is the largest of that type.



It also doesn't hunt for fish. It generally eats small animals or large insects.



It is about the size of a crow or magpie. It is quite gregarious, and will aclimatise to human presence quite well. They rarely scatter if larger animals or humans are nearby. They just sit in the tree and watch. Whilst not tame, they will come quite close to humans if there's food in the deal. They will even steal food from a table if humans are not too close.

I don't think we have any bird like that.....at least not where I live.

Bricktop

#1769
October 17, 2021, 06:41:41 PM
Unless you have kingfishers you probably don't.
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