Monday, October 13, 2008

My Weekend of Birds

Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis



Not yet identified



Galah, Eolophus roseiccapillua drinking at our dam



Take a sip, and swallow it down



One of my favourite songsters, the Grey
Shrike-Thrush, Colluricincla harmonica



I have narrowed this little darling to a Sittella
either Black-Capped Sittella, Neositta pileata
or Striated Sittella, Neositta chrysoptera


The same little bird in the shade camouflaged
as a bluebird




If anyone can help with identification , I would
be most grateful.
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28 comments:

  1. docemdyOctober 13, 2008 at 6:55 AM

    I took biology in college but don't know any of the birds. LOL. Great shots, by the way!

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  2. Tess KincaidOctober 13, 2008 at 7:15 AM

    That little thornbill is adorable! You have such a lovely variety of birds down there, Arija.

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  3. A Cuban In LondonOctober 13, 2008 at 7:31 AM

    Lovely images!

    Greetings from London.

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  4. BarbaraOctober 13, 2008 at 9:24 AM

    was für schöne Vögel!!1 Woher kommt denn das gute Deutsch??
    Liebe grüße Barbara

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  5. AnonymousOctober 13, 2008 at 9:30 AM

    Your blog is a delight. I love your flower photography especially. And the sweet bird, the last photo, does not need a name to be beautiful. Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I'll be back to this one often.

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  6. mickOctober 13, 2008 at 11:22 AM

    A really nice set of bird photos. You seem to have a great variety around your place.

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  7. MariaOctober 13, 2008 at 12:46 PM

    Hallo liebe Arija, thanks for visiting my blog and your kind comment!
    Oh your unidentified bird reminds me of a Kleiber, a nuthatch, sitta europaea :)
    Maybe there exists also a sitta australicana ?
    The galah has the same colours as my flower! And all your photos are so beautiful!
    Have a pleasant week!

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  8. VickieOctober 13, 2008 at 2:26 PM

    Love your little thornbill and the gala is a striking bird. Your garden is a lovely sight for autumn-adjusted eyes.

    Thanks for your visit to TN, USA and for leading me to your lovely blog.

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  9. WebradioOctober 13, 2008 at 3:36 PM

    Hello Arija !
    You are beautiful birds in Your photos...
    I say like Lady Willow : the little is lovely...

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  10. Gwen BuchananOctober 13, 2008 at 3:52 PM

    sweet, sweet birds! they want to flutter off and are much more difficult to capture that it looks.. but you have done a marvelous job... love the shrike-thrush.. take a little drink and swallow it down.. what would a garden be without its precious birds.. they are the jewels in the crown...

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  11. Rambling WoodsOctober 13, 2008 at 5:04 PM

    I can't help you in your part of the world, but it's funny as to how they do resemble the birds here in the states...Thank you for your kind comments on my blog..I do try..

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  12. Pamela Terry and EdwardOctober 13, 2008 at 5:55 PM

    Oh wow, these are magic birds! So unlike any at my feeder! It's as if you live over the rainbow.

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  13. RedzlanOctober 13, 2008 at 6:10 PM

    Great five birds species over the weekend.
    Happy birding!

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  14. The BirdladyOctober 13, 2008 at 6:42 PM

    What beautiful birds! My neighbors visited Australia last year and came back with great bird photos.

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  15. AnonymousOctober 14, 2008 at 3:12 AM

    first unidentified bird looks like a white browed scrubwren. The short tail is distinctive. second bird looks like a Horsfield's Bronze-cuckoo or a Shining Bronze-Cuckoo. Too green for a thornbill, and thornbills don't have horizontal striations on the chest.

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  16. MicheleOctober 14, 2008 at 3:43 AM

    Oh my... you have such pretty birds... they are beautiful and lovely to see... I wish I could help to identify.
    But they are wonderful to look at.
    ~Michele~

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  17. Livio BoninoOctober 14, 2008 at 4:56 AM

    What a wonderful pretty image

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  18. John ThebergeOctober 14, 2008 at 5:04 AM

    Great bird photos and thanks for leaving such nice comments on my blog.

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  19. tr3ntaOctober 14, 2008 at 7:41 AM

    This are great captures...

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  20. animtreebirdOctober 14, 2008 at 7:52 AM

    Very beautiful birds. Nice photos. :)))

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  21. mansuetudeOctober 14, 2008 at 8:32 AM

    i have never seen a bird with a pink beard like that...i am in love. :)

    the unidentified one, i think that is me... who wants to be classified?

    very beautiful here

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  22. A Colorful WorldOctober 14, 2008 at 12:33 PM

    These birds are so different from what we know here in the US...they are all wonderful! I thought the little unidentified one might be a pine siskin, but not sure if you have those there.

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  23. BTOctober 14, 2008 at 4:13 PM

    I have a photo of 2 galahs taken in February this year at my sister's home in Bungendore. They are so pretty. I love goldfinches and we have them here sometimes, either on the thistles or on the bird nuts. I'm afraid I can't help with the little thornbill! Lovely photos.

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  24. TinaOctober 14, 2008 at 4:38 PM

    Wow! What nice photos! Such color so vivid. I think it must be very nice to live in another country and get to know the flora and fauna. I wish I could help you out with the id of your little bird. It is a cutie, such a face! Thanks for sharing.

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  25. ArijaOctober 15, 2008 at 1:55 AM

    Maria,
    thank you so much for your tip. With that I could narrow it down at least to a Neositta, a good step forward.

    Barbara,
    mein Deutsch kommt davos dass unsere Familie als Jux zu hause Deutsch spricht. Meine Muttersprache ist Lettisch.

    Gwen,
    you express my thoughts entirely.

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  26. EcobirderOctober 15, 2008 at 3:10 AM

    Very cool birds. Australia is one of the places that I would really love to visit.

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  27. AnonymousOctober 17, 2008 at 4:56 AM

    My first thought for that second bird was a silver-eye but a scrubwren also seems possible. I would have loved to have seen it from a different angle but they rarely pose correctly for the camera. :)

    This is a wonderful site - I will be returning.

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  28. Kathie BrownOctober 19, 2008 at 6:34 PM

    Beautiful birds all. I know nothing of Australia's Birds but I think there is a Blogger from Australia called "Birds Anonymous." He might be able to help you out. Or, you might find someone on the Nature Blog Network. Also, the guys from 10,000 Birds Blog have an ID page. They go all over the globe to see and ID birds.

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