Spring - A time for young birds.

Due to family commitments and health concerns, I have been unable to keep up with blogs, though all now under control.

So it was good to be able to get away for a weekend of birding with members of Birds Queensland to Rainbow Waters Holiday Park, with visits to Inskip Point, Bullock Point, Mullen's, Tin Can Bay Foreshore and the Noosa Plains for the Ground Parrot. 

I was the only person lucky enough to see one of these just twenty meters from where the others were sitting having Happy Hour while waiting for the Dusk Chorus of these elusive birds, during which five more were heard. We also had King Quail calling close by. While waiting, a flock of 40 plus Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo kept us entertained.

It must have been a good breeding season due to the amount of young birds and nesting birds we found during our travels over the weekend.

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)(Juvenile)

Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)(Juvenile)

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita)(Immature)

Tree Martin (Petrochelidon nigricans)(Immature)

Varied Triller (Lalage leucomela) (Male & Juvenile)

Varied Triller (Juvenile)

Varied Triller (Male)

More birds to come as we managed to record 99 species for the weekend.
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Inskip Point Birds Part Two

As I have covered some of the birds that visit the point in part one, I thought I would show some of what we call bush birds of Inskip Point in part two.

The male Figbird below is the intergrade form of this species, the northern race being yellow underneath while our southern race is green below.

Figbird (Sphecotheres viridis) (Male)

Figbird (Sphecotheres viridis) (Female)

Grey Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)

Noisy Friarbird (Philemon corniculatus)

Little Friarbird (Philemon citreogularis)

  

Noisy Friarbird

This Noisy Friarbird came into our Grevillea Robyn Gordon this morning. This particular Grevillea always has flowers at different stages, so the Honeyeaters always have some flowers to choose from all year round.

Grevillea Robyn Gordon.