#aussiebirdcount — Public Fediverse posts

Wildlife friendly gardens https://www.wires.org.au/what-we-do/wildlife-information/general-information/wildlife-friendly-gardens

Bird attracting plants and trees
https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/gardening/

Bird Friendly Gardens
https://birdlife.org.au/discover-birds/birds-in-your-backyard/bird-friendly-garden/

MerriCreek History
https://www.friendsofmerricreek.org.au/merri-creek-history

#AussieBirdCount #gardening #MerriCreek #revegetation #rewilding #WildLife

Update: I've been doing some research on kingfisher behaviour and beak anatomy, and I've got a theory about what happened.

Kookaburras occasionally fight over food or territory like this, beak wrestling for dominance.

But they have a bunch of serrated, saw-like ridges (tomia) along their bill. I think with the way they were grabbing each other, these got locked together. They also have a hook on the end of their beak for catching prey, and it seems like Left Kooka got their hook caught in Right Kooka somehow - possibly in the nostril!

Then it became like a Chinese finger trap - the only way to get free was for them to push towards each other and unlock their tomia, but they kept trying to pull apart instead, making the hold tighter.

TLDR: These birds were caught in what I'm calling the Kingfisher Bill Trap

#kookaburra #AustralianBirds #BirdsofMastodon #science #aussiebirdcount

I was woken this morning by two kookaburras making a racket down the side passage. Turns out their beaks were stuck together (!)

While they scrambled and fought, trying to pull apart, a currawong sat on the fence commentating the life-or-death struggle.

After my sleepy brain had made sense of what the bloody hell was going on, I fetched some gloves and gently prised them apart. They both flew off in high dudgeon.

What a surreal start to the day.

#kookaburra #KookaburrasOfMastodon #AustralianAnimals #justAustralianthings #birding #birds #wildoz #AussieBirdCount

Another filthy wet day here in the #AdelaideHills and I can't get out bird counting for #AussieBirdCount

I see however, that people around me are apparently out in the pouring rain and noting up to 20 different bird species in 20 minutes, which I seriously doubt unless they are twitchers out in full wet weather gear hiding under bushes or put out 5 different kinds of bird food to attract them and set up video cameras. And their local birds are all waterbirds!

All the birds in my backyard are sensibly hiding in trees and I can't hear any calls for the constant downpour. 😕

Citizen science completed!

#Australia #Bathurst #BathurstNSW #RegionalAustralia #animals #birds #science #CitizenScience #AussieBirdCount #GreatAussieBirdCount #BirdNerd

Is anyone else doing the Aussie Bird Count?

#Australia #animals #birds #AussieBirdCount #GreatAussieBirdCount #science #CitizenScience #CitizenScientist

#AussieBirdCount is already working even though it’s not due to start till Monday.

I was just signing in and it gave me an observation session. I see other observations have been submitted too. #ozBirds #birdsAU

#AussieBirdCount #AustralianBirds #BirdsOfMastodon #birdphotography #BlackCockatoo #Perth #Boorloo #RedTail

Red-tailed and red-handed. Look at the mess 😭 My contribution to wildlife conservation! #birdsOfOz #birdsofmastodon #AussieBirdCount #Perth #Boorloo #kambarang

https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/

#birds #aussiebirds #Australia #aussiebirdcount #birdlife #birdsaustralia #aussiebirdcount2023 @birdlifeoz

The 10th Aussie Bird Count starts today!
16-22 October 2023
We can't wait to see you all out there counting. Your surveys have an important impact on citizen science and we can't thank you enough for your participation.
Counting is easy & and you might win a great prize!
https://aussiebirdcount.org.au/

#birds #aussiebirds #Australia #aussiebirdcount #birdlife #birdsaustralia #aussiebirdcount2023 @birdlifeoz

Olive-backed Oriole - Oriolus sagittatus, spotted foraging for berries next to the creek this afternoon while I was doing a 20min #AussieBirdCount

#AustralianWildlife #bird #photo #nature #OliveBackedOriole