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I love our native birds. Living in Wedderburn, Vic we have an enormous variety around the area. With the kilometres of bush tracks and state forest, there is always something to see.
I hope to add as many varieties here as I can with plenty of photos.
Probably one of the most common birds you will see in Australia, the Australian Magpie is found all over the country. They are also often
The Australian Wood Duck is a small duck that looks more like a goose. It is widespread in Australia and feeds in groups by grazing
The Black Faced Cuckoo Shrike is a majestic bird in my opinion. They have a very graceful flight pattern and I find them very attractive
Black Fronted Dotterels are common birds always running around at the edge of the water. They can be hard to photograph a lot of the
The Brown Headed Honeyeater is another noisy bush bird often found in groups. A small bird, about the size of a sparrow. They will often
Tree Creepers are very common in the Wedderburn area, although debate can rage as to whether it’s a White Browed Treecreeper or a Brown Treecreeper.
The Dusky Woodswallow is actually a misnomer. This bird is not closely related to swallows. They are more closely related to Butcherbirds, Currawongs and the
I think the Eastern Rosella would have to be one of our most colourful birds. Surprisingly enough, if it wasn’t for all their chatter, they
The image above shows a Fuscous Honeyeater devouring a moth for breakfast. The Fuscous Honeyeater is a bit of a strange one for me. For
It’s always interesting when doing this sort of work to find the origin of Galah as a word. Apparently it comes from the word “gilaa”,
The Grey Fantail is a reasonably common bird around Australia and part of a rather large family. It’s best known cousin would probably be the
The Grey Shrike Thrush is a quite a common bird and particularly well known for it’s magnificent song. Often referred to a GST by birders
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