Scaly breasted lorikeet

Scaly breasted lorikeets are a 23cm lorikeet that frequents similar places that you encounter the Rainbow lorikeet. The Scaly breasted lorikeet is a pale lime green colour and on the breast it also has yellow fish scale markings hence it's name. When this bird reveals its wings there is an explosion of orange red colour that is quite distinct and pretty. Scaly breasted lorikeets are found from Cooktown in NQLD to Illawarra in NSW. This is some 70% of the range and habitat of the Rainbow lorikeet too.

White cheeked honeyeater

This is the White cheeked honey eater which is not to be confused with the New Holland honeyeater which is similar in markings although the colours are not as saturated in the New Holland honeyeater. The white cheeked honeyeater that is displayed here was photographed in the Heath behind my local beach. On that particular day I never had the opportunity to capture the White cheeked honeyeater with the sun revealing the bird and so we have to settle for a shaded photograph.

Tawny frogmouth

The Tawny frogmouth is a nocturnal bird that is often thought of as a member of the owl family by many people but this bird is actually a member of the nightjar family. The Tawny frogmouth is a bird I remember very well from my child hood I lived on a farm and at night these bird would swoop at insects illuminated by my fathers car lights.

Willie wagtail

Willie wagtail's are a member of the flycatcher family these are all birds that build a cup shaped nest , both parents look after and share their parenting duties. Often a pair of Willie wagtail's will produce more than one clutch during a season sometimes utilising the same nest. Willie wagtails will breed from Winter until the end of Summer.

Varied triller

This is a very good example of the Varied triller, notice the dominant white eye brow that is on display. The white eye brow can be used to differentiate this bird from the White winged triller. This particular individual is a male of the species. The female Varied triller is quite different in two ways firstly, if we were to replace the black you see here on the male with a grey and secondly the Yellow Orange that can be seen on the underparts is not nearly as vibrant in the female.

Rainbow birds

Rainbow bee-eater are a visitor to Australia from the Islands to the North of our continent. These are members of the bird of Paradise. We only have a couple of these birds that reach our country. The Rainbow bee-eater is a colourful bird of around 23 cm in length. The Rainbow bee-eater has an orange crest upon its head a black stripe that cuts through its eyes and an additional black band around its neck. The rest of the bird has an orange colour that fades to a light lime green and from there extends to become and emerald colour, that proceeds to become a black on the tail. On the tail there are two protruding pins these are much longer in the male.

Osprey

The Osprey that is shown in these two images was taken on the edge of the Noosa river. Osprey's are a world wide species and the birds that are located within Australia are normally found in coastal area's. This is not to say that they can not be seen in any other inland area as the bird is known to travel up and down some inland river systems such as the Murray river.