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Pheasant Coucal

Pheasant Coucal

The Pheasant Coucal I must confess it is not my most favorite bird because it is responsible for eating many of the young chicks nesting on our property. These photos I took here were taken a couple of years ago before I acquired my good len's and it was overcast almost raining on and off. Other names are Cane Pheasant and Swamp Pheasant. They are 50-70cm in size with the female being larger. The Pheasant Coucal in these photos are a breeding Coucal. There is a difference in eye color and feather colours in breeding and none breeding coucals, but...

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Babies Growing Up

Babies Growing Up

Up until last summer I had never seen a juvenile King Parrot, in fact I hadn't even seen a King Parrot male or female until April 2019. Since then they have frequently visited our property. It started with 2 females and 1 male juvenile King Parrots which was amazing as we were able to watch the male transform into the stunning male that he is with his all red head and chest. This first juvenile Male had his first chick last summer and the Male and female bought him down to show him off to my husband and I. Normally...

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Good Things Come In Small Packages

Good Things Come In Small Packages

With my dislike for winter and the cold weather I tend to hibernate a bit, coming out only for necessities. This gives me an opportunity to go back through my photos for the year and to reflect on my many road trips. Some of these road trips are just for the day, others are overnight stays taking me to New South Wales and a lot of Queensland but still have so many more places to go. I have posted images of the Male Scarlet Honey eater which was one of the biggest highlights on my 2019 photography year, so much...

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Scarlet Honeyeater Cork Backed Placemats

Scarlet Honeyeater Cork Backed Placemats

We have a limited number of a set of 6 cork backed placemats featuring our Australian Scarlet Honeyeater. It is the smallest of the Honeyeaters Placemat size: W33.5x H26cm. They have a gloss finish and they are also heat resistant. Free postage Australia wide. Dedicated to all the Australian Fauna and Flora lost in the 2019/2020 bush fires               

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