Olive-backed Oriole

Our Silky Oak has been a hive of activity this season with many birds coming to feed on its flowers. Among these were a pair of Olive-backed Orioles. I have also added a video of the call of the Oriole. It sounds just like its name, "oriole". Other birds you may hear are Magpie Lark, Torresian Crow, Rainbow Lorikeet, Common Koel and Figbird.

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Olive-backed Oriole (Oriolus sagittatus)

Down by the River.

Decided to do something different this time and go down to the Mary River which is only a stones throw away to see what species of fish we could find there. We have not done this for a long while, only someone forgot to take the bait for the traps with him, not me by the way. Just as well I took the camera for I was able to get photos of some of the wildlife that hangs out around the banks of the river.

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Blue Skimmer (Male) (Orthetrum caledonicum)

Blue Skimmer (Male) (Orthetrum caledonicum)

Black-headed Skimmer (Male) (Crocothemis nigrifrons)

Twinspot Hunter (Austroepigomphus melaleucae)

Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes)

Water Spider (Dolomedes sp)

Kreffts River Turtle (Emydura krefftii)

Black-fronted Dotterel (Charadrius melanops)

Black-fronted Dotterel (Charadrius melanops)

Birds in Black

Just a few of our "Black" Birds. Torresian Crow, Spangled Drongo and Common Koel. Have also added a short video of the Koel calling in our Silky Oak tree. I apologise for any car noise in the video as we are close to a road. Calls of the Rainbow Lorikeet, Magpie-lark and Spotted Turtle-dove may also be heard as well.

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Torresian Crow (Corvus orru)

Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus)

Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)