6. Birds & More of OZ


Rainbow lorikeet - Melbourne

Crested pigeon walking the streets of Melbourne

Zebra Finch, McDonnell Ranges

Unidentified... email Mmgalitz@gmail.com if you know what this is. Near Uluru

Unidentified... email Mmgalitz@gmail.com if you know what this is.

Australian Pelican, Lakes District

Spinfex pigeon aka plumed pigeon, McDonnell Ranges - in the outback.

The crested pigeon is superficially similar to the spinifex pigeon, as it is the only other Australian pigeon species with an erect crest, however the spinifex pigeon can be easily distinguished by its smaller size, rusty coloured plumage, distinctive facial markings and occurrence in desert habitats.

Unidentified... email Mmgalitz@gmail.com if you know what this is.

Australian Magpie

Galah (the Fool), Alice Springs

Emu, Alice Springs

Galahs, Alice Springs, The galah, also known as the rose-breasted cockatoo, galah cockatoo, roseate cockatoo or pink and grey, is one of the most common and widespread cockatoos, and it can be found in open country in almost all parts of mainland Australia.

Little wattlebird, The Lakes District

Australian Kestrel. Great Ocean Road by the 12 Apostles

Blue Wren (Male), Great Ocean Road

Blue Wren (Female), Great Ocean Road

Sulfur Crested Cockatoos, Anglesea Golf Course, Great Ocean Road

Welcome Sparrow, Daintree River

Welcome Sparrows, Daintree River

Common ibis. Nicknamed "Bin Bird" for feeding in the rubbish (garbage) bins, Daintree River

Night heron, Daintree River

Eurasian Coot

White faced heron, Daintree River

Rainbow Bee-eater, Daintree Rainforest

Great crested grebe, Lake Barrine, Atherton Tablelands, Northern Territory

Figbird, Port Douglas

White breasted woodswallow , Port Douglas

Unidentified... email Mmgalitz@gmail.com if you know what this is.

Wompoo fruit dove, Mossman Gorge rainforest

Double eye fig parrot, smallest parrot in Australia, Lake Barrine

Lewins Honey Eater, Tarzani Platypus Park

Roscella - Anglesea Golf Course, Great Ocean Road

Lorikeets, Anglesea Golf Course, Great Ocean Road

Tawny Frogmouth, Lake Barrine

Cuckoo Dove

White Egret aka crocodile biscuit, Daintree River

Masked Lapwing, Daintree Rainforest, Northern Territory

Brahminy Kite, Daintree River

The Brahminy Kite is a medium sized bird of prey. It is reddish brown with white head and breast. The tail is short with white tip. The eye is dark and the bill is yellow and hooked. Often soaring over beaches, estuaries and mudflats. Other Names: Red-backed Kite, Sea Eagle, Size: 45 - 50cm, Habitat: beaches, mangrove swamps, estuaries, rivers. Food: fish, insects, carrion. It swoops and snatches live prey or carrion from the surface of ground or water.

Pacific Black Duck, Lake Barrine

Cassowary, Etty Bay

Brush Turkey, Cairns Botanical Park