Townsville garden July 2011
After a quite month in June some good visitors this month.
Dusky Honeyeater, only see this one in the garden a couple of times a year.
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Wompoo Fruit-Dove, maybe a Cyclone Yasi displacement.
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Orange-footed Scrubfowl, second year in a row (never b4) these birds have arrive as a chick (independent from the minute they hatch) and stayed.
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Pale-headed Rosella, seen in the garden only several times a year.
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Fan-tailed Cuckoo, very common at the moment.
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Pheasant Coucal, a nonbreeding bird.
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A young Brush Cuckoo, like the Fan-tailed seem to be lots of these around.
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Always a pleasure to see photos of birds of the tropics, ed. Thanks.
I'm interested in your comment about the cyclone Yasi-diplaced Wompoo fruit pigeon. Did Yasi have all sorts of effects on birds? Many years ago I recall a very reliable bird watcher reporting his sighting of a red-tailed tropic bird not far from Alice Springs (I think it was). This was just after a cyclone.
Hi Woko, Yes a lot of birds are displace by storms, very difficult to turn around with a 100kph wind pushing you along.The best time for frigatebirds and other seabirds here in Townsville is after a storm. Although the majority of the influx of birds after Yasi were possibly looking for food as the northern forests suffered badly.
Ed Townsville NQ
Thanks, ed. I wonder how premanent some of these redistributions are.
HI Ed, as usual your garden never fails to delight!!! I wold so love to see a Wompoo close up. I have heard them up in Maleny in the rainforest but they are miles too high to see! and the rest of your shots are are great as usual...you have such a wide array of birds . thanks for sharing them with us.
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Always look forward to seeing your photos - they are lovely and sharp and all the birds are different to ours
As always ripper shots and impressive range too Ed. I would love to have a garden like yours. You seem to get a huge array of visitors and most of them I have never even seen before.
Cheers, Owen.
Very nice shots mate....the Scrubfowl is on my list of birds that I have not seen....thx for sharing.
Great shots Ed, the Wompoo is a beauty.
gr8 pics luv the Ph/coucal.
if your happy when your birding, flap your wings.