Greybeard Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I am starting to photograph the birds in my back yard and thought you might like to see a couple. Yellow Bellied Sunbird Rainbow Lorikeet leaving feeder Whistling Kite Little Kingfisher 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louise Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 I <3 kingfishers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Greybeard Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Louise Hard to tell size without something to relate to bur the little king fisher is sitting on a garden border that is only 4 inches wide so that make him about 3 inches (75mm) tall. A magic little bird. We also get forest king fishers, blue winged kookaburras and laughing kookaburras but they are very camera shy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenore Posted December 18, 2013 Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Awesome Greybeard.I have a trio of young magpies that visit my yard a couple of times a day. I want to start feeding them.Hopefully, the local butcher bird family will join them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louise Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Hey Greybeard, for the camera shy you can try seeding the ground or a platform with treats for a few days. I've found you can entice the Kookaburras out into the open with a bit of mince beef. Fill an ice tray with mince, freeze and the just pop out a couple of frozen mince pellets each day. It will also attract magpies, chuffs, currowongs, and butcherbirds. if you want to feed the birds to bring them into your yard Katt, only feed a small amount. Make it a regularly timed treat, rather than putting out masses of food. If you put out a lot of food some birds may stop looking for their own food... this leaves them dependant on you to feed them. This might sound fun but it can be very tough on the birds if you decide to stop feeding, go on holiday or move house. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenore Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Yes, I don't want to make them dependent on me at all.I had planned on looking in to it all a lil more too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediKat Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 I wake up every morning to the call of the Pacific Koel, great pics by the way GreyB....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted December 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 The only time we put food out for the birds is towards the end of the dry season as food on the ground for seed eaters gets very scarce. The meat eaters like magpies, butcher birds and kingfishers can find plenty of food all year, lizards bugs and such. The birds being camera shy just means that I have to be more sneaky when I have a camera in my hand. Thanks to all for the compliments on the photos. Time to spark up a number.Greybeard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoBits Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 These little ones have probably just been kicked out by Mom as they look about a year old and Mom is nowhere around. I never get tired of seeing wildlife but usually I don't have my camera with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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