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Sunday, October 22, 2017

AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE WITH GRUB, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

   This is the black-backed form of the Australian Magpie. 




BROWN GERYGONE AT NEST, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this bird as a Brown Gerygone by its being at a typical Brown Gerygone nest, brown  upperparts and grey underparts  (as much as we can see).
   The Brown Gerygone is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 630.



Saturday, October 21, 2017

LAUGHING KOOKABURRA, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA



LARGE-BILLED SCRUBWREN. HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this bird as a Large-billed Scrubwren by its red-brown head, dark eye that stands out in the orange-brown face, rufous tail and habit of fluttering in the trees and bushes like a warbler. 
   The Large-billed Scrubwren is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 629.



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EASTERN YELLOW ROBIN, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this bird as an Eastern Yellow Robin by its yellow underparts, off-white throat, black bill, yellow rump and blue-gray back and head.
   The Eastern Yellow Robin is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 628.




FEMALE SATIN BOWERBIRD, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this bird as a female Satin Bowerbird by its green-brown upperparts, green underparts with a scalloped pattern and striking blue eyes.
   The Satin Bowerbird is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 627.




SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO, HACKING RIVER, ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, AUDLEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA