Sunday Selections ... Birds

Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim or Frogspondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.

The meme is now continued by River at Drifting through Life. The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to River.

Last Sunday I started with the theme of Animals and today I'm continuing with birds. Many and varied I am sure you will agree.

White faced heron perching in our tree, sorry it is a little blurry.

If you look closely you will see there are now two white faced herons in our tree.

Bower bird bower.
Photo taken Windjana National Park, West Kimberley Region, WA

Magpie, beautiful bird.
Photo taken Boranup, near Margaret River, WA

A flock of resting Silver Gulls, you might need to click on this to view it to see them.
Photo taken Hamelin Bay near August, WA

This and the following photos are of red capped parrots at Gloucester Tree, Pemberton WA.
We were swarmed while on a work trip.

One of the fattest Bronze wing Pigeons I have ever seen. Also at Gloucester Tree, Pemberton, WA

This and the remaining photos taken at Yanchep National Park when hubby and I went for a BBQ.
Ring necked or 28 Parrot, also knows and Port Lincoln Parrot

Kookaburra, Feral in WA but still a great bird.

Cheeky Magpie cleaning up the sausage crumbs.

Cheeky 28, wondering if there is anything left for him to share.

Tricked you, the Pelicans are coming but not until next week. A whole post devoted to us!!

Thanks for popping by xxx

Magpies

The wonderful 'The Elephant's Child' often share photos of the beautiful birds that share her garden, or that she find on her travels.

A couple of weeks ago she shared some magpie photos, which made me go back into my archives to find the few that I had taken back in 2010 when we were visiting Margaret River.  This guys followed us around for ages, really curious to see what we where doing in his territory.  At one point he even tried to get into our car.


I love magpies, they forage in our garden for grubs, or for twigs for their nest.  Just this morning I saw a lone magpie take on, and chase away, 2 black cockatoos that got a little to close to her/his nest.


They have the most amazing singing voice, and call to each other, warbling away under the sprinkler on hot summer mornings, or sipping water from puddles left when the sprinkler has finished.

They may be only black and white birds, but each has a distinctive marking and the ones I love the best are the males with the solid white backs.

So today I am wearing black and white as my outfit when popping out to meet my son for lunch.

Call it my magpie inspired outfit.

Thanks for popping by xxx