Birds around Gheerulla

Hopefully things are getting back to normal; where has the year gone, nearly half way through 2017!

Gheerulla is an area near Kenilworth in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
I have been trying to get a decent photo of the Rufous Fantail for many years, and at long last got one. The Rufous Fantail is not an easy bird to get photos of. They don't stay still for very long.
The Fan-tailed Cuckoo is a resident, while the Rose Robin has only recently arrived from the highlands and Southern regions. 

Rufous Fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons) 

Spectacled Monarch (Monarcha trivirgatus)

Fan-tailed Cuckoo (Cacomantis flabelliformis)

Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys)

Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla)

Rose Robin (Female) (Petroica rosea)

Brown Cuckoo-Dove (Macropygia amboinensis)

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Bell Miner

If you are looking for a nice quiet place to spend time in the bush don't go here. On the other hand if you want to see Bell Miner, (commonly called Bellbirds), and hear their beautiful call, this is the place to be. This Feature Protection Area is between Brooloo and Imbil in the Mary Valley.

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 Bell Miner (Manorina melanophrys)

This Video has the calls of Bell Miner, Eastern Whipbird and Australasian Figbird.

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