More “everyday” birds in the city
There is always something to see in the city’s parks and bush reserves and always something interesting to photograph. The photos below are from around Sydney the past two weeks.
Magpie-larks, also called Peewees after their distinctive call, are seen throughout country Australia, on the ground at the road-side searching for insects. They are just as at home in the city parks and gardens, this Magpie-lark is resting on a park bench.
The Long-billed Corella is a native of South Australia but in Sydney released cage-birds have joined with flocks of Little Corellas. They are easily distinguished from the Little Corellas by their distinctive coloured throats and of course their long bills.
This Powerful Owl is avoiding attention, a world removed from the dog-walkers and dogs on the path directly below the tree it is roosting in.
Even when you know which trees the Tawny Frogmouths are roosting in they are extremely hard to see, well camouflaged to hide in their favourite Melaleuca trees.