the birds around here

We live on the Central Coast of New South Wales, about 1 hour 45 minutes’ drive north of Sydney. We are lucky to have a farmer’s paddock across the fence and a lot of bush around us. We are blessed with a lot of different types of birds and it was not until we had some Rainbow Lorikeets looking for honey on a banksia plant just outside our back verandah this afternoon that I set to thinking of all the birds we have seen since we have been here. (We retired a few years ago and moved here to be close to family in Sydney. Of course we could not afford to live in Sydney, nor would we want to. But a good place to visit and we have family there.)

Here’s a picture of the Lorikeet:

The shot is a bit blurry as I was shooting through the insect wire that screens our verandah space. I have more shots of this lorikeet here and here.

Here is a quick off-the-top of my head list of the birds we see regularly:

Rosellas, pelicans, white ibis, black ibis, white faced heron, little egret, galah, cockatoo, black cockatoo (yellow tail), black swan, noisy miner, spur wing plover, ducks (not sure what kind – black duck?), Indian mynah, corella, crested pigeon, little cormorant, gull … I am sure there are more that do not come to mind at the moment.

I have lots of pics of pelicans, I might add some to this blog. Also some of other birds but not a lot. perhaps I should make a point of trying to photograph more …