These are some birds that I saw when I went to WA in September. Sorry I've taken so long to post them. I've been busy/lazy.
Grey Faintail
Ringneck Parrot
Brown Honeteater
Magpie
This Helmeted Guinea Fowl was at a chocalate factory in Margret River
Enjoy!
Ninox
finally i found out what that guinea fowl was! thanks,i was trying to find the name after seeing it occasionally :p
Beautiful photos Ninox. I love the Ringneck, never seen one. Sorry to say, but I love eating Guinea Fowl, helmeted or not, they are sooo yummy!LOL
M-L
Nice shots. Sounds like a good trip.
Cheers, Owen.
hi everyone,i should be able to post a few more pics of west australian birds since i live there :p
i only have a laughing turtle dove up now,but plenty more should be coming
apologies again for the bad picture taking,im not quite a pro yet :p
went to visit a local lake yesterday
here's a few random pics of the waterbirds there
i had a great picture of a wedgie,but that got all mixed up with things anddd..yeah
im not very organized
I think that dove is a spotted dove, NathanY - unless it's called a laughing turtle dove in WA. And it comes from India, Ceylon & generally southern Asia. I've been delighted they haven't become established at my place as they will likely interfere with colonisation by peaceful doves which are indigenous to my area but left when their habitat was destroyed many years ago.
oh,yeah,it is a spotted dove,we have both here,which can get a bit frustrating
and i didnt mean birds native to WA,just the ones found here
Hi Nathan and Woko
I didn't realise that the spotted and laughing turtle-doves were introduced, Simpson & Day doesn't mention this although now I look at Slater's field guide, it does. How disappointing, I rather like them.
Meave
Perhaps we should admire them from afar, Meave.
I did enjoy admiring them up close, Woko, but I guess you're right - it just won't be the same now I know they're not natives. Ah well, life is full of little disappointments.
Meave