Peek-a-boo, yoo-hoo, toodle-oo, tally-hoo

Four days of nonstop rain in tropical North Queensland and cabin fever setting in. Calls for something light and bright to break the monsoon misery. So, harking to a sunnier, funnier day: Galah peek-a-boo

Magpie Goose goes yoo-hoo

Osprey passes, toodle-oo

Silver Gull says tally-hoo

 

  

Here's to Galahs as Santas and tricky Osprey captures

If there was to be a Santa among birds, my vote goes to the Galah. Pretty, fun-loving, colourful - what's not to like? And this bird wandered my way at Pallarenda just in time for Xmas greetings to faithful blog followers.

Also at  windblown Pallarenda this week, Eastern Osprey seeming to be taking fish from the surf. Looks that way, doesn't it?

Truth is fish was taken in clearer water away from surf and bird merely chose to fly off low over breaking waves to some unseen feeding post out of my sight.

Here's the bird waiting patiently for glimpse of the eventual catch. 

Merry Xmas and happy birding in 2024 to all!

Quite some birds with very few words

Time to tidy up blog pictures file. Some images fail to trigger use on or near day of shooting and somehow time passes without them triggering what might, with luck, be considered a few interesting words. So, no more words - just some birds.

Galahs:

  Brown Honeyeaters:

Golden-headed Cisticolas:

Silver Gull:

Lovely Fairywren:

Great Bowerbird tucks into last of figs

Great Bowerbird about to swallow one of fast-diminishing sweet figs from fruitful and recently fruit-full tree at entry to Townsville Town Common Conservation Park early this morning.

Earlier in week of scattered showers and some (but not enough) heavy rain found Galah tucking into morning greens alongside road to the Common.

Brief chat today with pair of young Magpies, but above image came during a previous walk across dry section (looking in vain for button-quail).

Continuing efforts to sort Torresian Crows from Australian Ravens, caught crow at Pallarenda showing diagnostic purple sheen in morning sunlight on breast.

Another happy sunlit shot (though better would have been natural perch), Pheasant Coucal beside road through the Common.

And Red-tailed Black Cockatoo launches from low during another recent early morning outing.