Saturday, December 7, 2013

Quite a conk and quite a honk

They don't come much larger and louder than Channel-billed Cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae), here high in a Mungalla Station paperbark and taking a break from feeding on figs.
No figs for this big-billed fisher, Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), taking off from small pool at Tyto Wetlands and dwarfing Whiskered Terns.
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2 comments:

  1. Mr. SmileyDecember 10, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    A wonderful look a this big bird. I used to see and hear more of them at Bawley Point, NSW than I do here in Kuranda.

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  2. Judi GrayDecember 16, 2013 at 9:41 AM

    Great photo of the Chanel-billed Cuckoo! I haven't been able to get one of them sitting still here, as the crows do a good job of chasing them away as soon as they enter the area for obvious reasons. They are a magnificent looking bird.

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