Australian Birds

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There may be a few more before the site goes down forever...



Then they're all gone!!



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[Anonymous]

There all lovely images.

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Australian Regent Parrot.

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Australian Barking Owl.

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An Australian Black-shouldered kite on the hunt for dinner.

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Thanks, Fash.



I really like this one as well as a shows a genuine bird of prey at work.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, Fash.



I really like this one as well as a shows a genuine bird of prey at work.

You were so lucky to get a picture of a bird of prey at work.

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We first sighted it about 2 months ago in the bushland behind our house. But it was usually too far away, and always moving rapidly.



On Monday, I was returning from a shopping trip and as I pulled into the driveway it was hovering about 50 metres away. I dashed inside to grab my camera which was luckily already set up for birds, fully expecting the bird to have flown away before I could get out to photograph it, but it was still in reasonable proximity....about 70 metres away.



It graciously gave me about a minute of opportunity.

[Anonymous]

We first sighted it about 2 months ago in the bushland behind our house. But it was usually too far away, and always moving rapidly.



On Monday, I was returning from a shopping trip and as I pulled into the driveway it was hovering about 50 metres away. I dashed inside to grab my camera which was luckily already set up for birds, fully expecting the bird to have flown away before I could get out to photograph it, but it was still in reasonable proximity....about 70 metres away.



It graciously gave me about a minute of opportunity.

Being prepared paid off for you Bricktop..



It's very unusual to see a bird of prey inside the city limits..



Fifteen minutes West of the city, hawks perched on STOP signs are not out of the ordinary.

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Despite the wailings of so called conservationists, the populations of native birds and animals in Australia are generally expanding thanks to legal protection, better land management and a more informed society that understands the need and means to protect our fauna.



One of the outcomes of this change is that the population of a number of bird species has exploded, and parallel to this population growth, they have assimiliated into urban areas with great enthusiasm. We are now seeing birds as common that many Australians, myself included, did not know existed until the last 10 years or so.



For example, the Major Mitchell cockatoo (the pink bird I posted above) was so rare very few Australians had ever seen one. Black cockatoos were similarly rarely seen.



Many of the birds I've photographed were sighted in urban areas, albeit in protected bushland or wetlands. Likewise, we see many more koalas than ever before.



Whilst some species remain in peril, I think Australia has done a very good job overall in protecting its native wildlife.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if that's good, wildlife living in urban areas..



Black bears, deer, coyotes, bobcats, and raccoons are living in some of Canada's biggest cities.

[Bricktop]

Well, we have very few mammalian dangerous animals.



Most of ours are reptilian or fish.



Birds and marsupials aren't dangerous at all.

[Anonymous]

Well, we have very few mammalian dangerous animals.



Most of ours are reptilian or fish.



Birds and marsupials aren't dangerous at all.

I suppose cockatoos in subdivisions are not the same as black bears.

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Well, they make a lot of noise and pillage our fruit trees!!!

[Anonymous]

Well, they make a lot of noise and pillage our fruit trees!!!

Like black bears.