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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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A gorgeous little bird with its striking colors of yellow, black and white. White-Cheeked Honeyeater is only 16-18cm in size and lives, breeds and feeds in rainforest margins, eucalypt forests, watercourse vegetation, coastal scrubs, paperbarks, and wet heaths. The most similar species is New Holland Honeyeater They also source insects often hovering for them in the air. On the Whitye Cheeked Honeyeater link above there is a lot of information on the lovely little bird, well worth the read. They Breed April- Nov and they have just the one partner for the breeding season. (how lovely) or depending on nectar...

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We are delighted to add one of my favourite captures of the Male Regent Bowerbird in flight displaying his stunning feathers to our shop. Canvas Print Framed (mounted) Size: 40x50cm and it is posted free throughout Australia All our Canvas Prints Framed (mounted) come with 100 year warranty on the frame, canvas and printing. The Male Regent Bowerbird is relative small being just 25-30cm in size. Even with them being very quick they are very gracefull when flying around. The female below is mostly all brown but the gape is yellow in breeding. Her bill is blackish and her tail...

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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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