I thought it might be some kind of friar bird, its got a similar shaped head -- but when I looked at the little and noisy friar bird pictures, they didn't match.
This was taken at the Neilsens Native Nursery, Loganholme.
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That image didn't show up like I hoped -- the full image is at this link. Sorry!
http://www.gardenexpress.com.au/photopost/watermark.php?file=4247
It is hard to see detail on the head due to the bird's pose and the branch but to me it is very like a Noisy Friar bird.
Here is a [link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noisy_Friarbird]link[/link] to a wikipedia entry where the bird on the side bar looks very similar to your bird including the chest markings.
Alison
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Thanks qyn55, its about the right size, I just don't recall seeing that little bump on the beak -- but it was quite high in the tree.
Sorry about the bad photo, the combined effect of a crap camera and a crap photographer ;)
That is not a bad photo at all. Bird photography is difficult enough as it is and more so with the even smaller, quicker moving ones. You will find taking lots of pictures will increase the chance of getting one of the birds in the position you require.
Alison
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"the earth is not only for humans, but for all animals and living things."