SHARON & GEORGE AT MRS MACQUARIE'S POINT, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

PIED CURRAWONG, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

   This is one of the currawongs that was badgering the Powerful Owl in the previous post.  We can ID this currawong as a Pied Currawong by its generally black color; long, heavy gray bill; tail pattern of long white at base followed by black followed by thin white at tip and some white on wing (can see some of this in first photo).

   The Pied Currawong is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 612.

POWERFUL OWL, ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

   This owl was in a tree being actively badgered by two or three currawongs.  We believe the owl was probably close to the currawongs' nest and they were trying to get it to fly away.  We watched this for about 20 minutes and the owl did not go away.

   We can ID this owl as a Powerful Owl by its large size, upperparts dark (couldn't determine color) mottled and barred with whitish, underparts white and barred darker, tail barred white, and large yellow eyes.  The lighting in the tree was very poor so it was difficult to determine co,irs.

   The Powerful Owl is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 611.

VIEWS & FLOWERS AT ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

NOISY MINER, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this bird as a Noisy Miner by its generally greyish color, black head, orange-yellow bill and legs, distinctive yellow patch behind eye and white tip on tail.

   The Noisy Miner is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 610.

WELCOME SWALLOW, DARLING HARBOUR, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

   We can ID this swallow as a Welcome Swallow by its bluish-gray color above;

light grey below on breast and belly; rufous on forehead and throat and forked tail.

   The Welcome Swallow is a new species to our Photographic Life List, which now stands at 609.