#discoverqueensland — Public Fediverse posts

Beautiful female Black-breasted Buttonquail at Great Sandy NP, Queensland November 2024, rarely do I get views as clear as this.
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A male Red-rumped Parrot feeding in a paddock near Lake Coolmunda in Southern Queensland, Australia in October 2024

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Restless Flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) at Lake Samsonvale last week.

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Handsome little Eastern Spinebill photographed at O'Reilly's Guest-house this weekend

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This Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) was perched on a dead-tree near the barn near Dayboro, SE Queensland in June 2024

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Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus)
filmed singing in my backyard in September 2022
https://lone.earth/w/k8GbR1nLTib4EzThhuXADm
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Australian Crake (Porzana fluminea)

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Double-barred Finch (Stizoptera bichenovii) on our driveway this morning.

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A Golden-headed Cisticola preening itself in a paddock near Dayboro, SE Queensland April 2024

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A very difficult bird to view, this male was performing his monotonous-call near Crow's-Nest in SE Queensland.
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See Birdtube for movie
https://birdtu.be/w/8Cy1KHubYRiGaHk4qKFwVa

A Varied Sittella near the barn (Dayboro) April 2024
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Cute Chestnut-breasted Munia from a week ago at the barn (Dayboro)

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Channel-billed Cuckoo, surely one of the noisiest birds in the world? Thankfully a reduction in decibels now that the breeding-season is coming to a close....
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Quite an average Gold Coast pelagic-trip last weekend but did manage to see this handsome little Wilson's Storm-Petrel.

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Was privileged to attend a 'pelagic-birding' trip way-off the east Australian coast a fortnight ago in search of 'little-known' avian species. Some of the images looked like they might make nice desktop-wallpaper (...although I will only upload lo-res pics)....let me know what you think.....
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Shining Bronze Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx lucidus)
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I've waited ages for this day, but actually succeeded in getting reasonable images of a male King (or Blue-breasted) Quail from my yard!
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Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) common little bird in the garden but this one was one of my favourite 'shots'.

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Tawny Grassbird (Cincloramphus timoriensis) singing in my garden this morning.

See https://aviceda.org/clp/875/

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Double-barred Finch (Stizoptera bichenovii) taken at Dayboro, SE Qld
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Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)
Unusual species in SE Qld, Australia....one of 9 at 7-mile Lagoon (I last saw them there in 1996!)
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Azure Kingfisher (Ceyx azureus)
Perched at Lee's Crossing, Dayboro yesterday

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Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae)
Taken today at the barn

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Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti) Male, Another fairly common species in our area that favors less open habitat.
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Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) Common garden bird in our area, this male was photographed near Dayboro in August 2017.
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White-eared Monarch (Carterornis leucotis) uncommon rainforest species in the SE Queensland area,
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