In 2013 we visited our friends David and Nikki in Sydney and Adelaide. My sister joined us for a while. Then we toured the Northeast of Australia by campervan. We saw many birds and some non-birds.
Photos © Brent Plater.
Australia Birds
Laughing Kookaburra, Dacelo novaeguineae
Red-browed Finches and Silvereyes
Superb Fairy-wren, Malurus cyaneus
Superb Fairy-wren, Malurus cyaneus
Superb Fairy-wren, Malurus cyaneus
How cute are they??
Australasian Figbird, Sphecotheres viridis
Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus
Buff-breasted Paradise-kingfisher, Tanysiptera sylvia
Bush Stone-Curlew, Burhinus grallarius
Beach Stone Curlew, Esacus neglectus
Channel-Billed Cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae
Great Bowerbird, Chlamydera nuchalis
Great Bowerbird Bower
Hooded Plover, Thinornis rubricollis
Tooth-billed Bowerbird, Scenopoeetes dentirostris
Dusky Woodswallow, Artamus cyanopterus
See the baby?
Australasian Darter, Anhinga novaehollandiae
Australian Wood Duck, Chenonetta jubata
Bar-shouldered Dove, Geopelia humeralis
Bridled Tern, Onychoprion anaethetus
Musk Duck, Biziura lobata
Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Megapodius reinwardt
An Orange Footed Scrubfowl made this.
Red-rumped Parrot, Psephotus haematonotus
Wompoo Fruit-dove, Ptilinopus magnificus
Azure Kingfisher, ,I.Alcedo azurea
Australian King-Parrot, Alisterus scapularis
Australian Brush Turkey, Alectura lathami
Chestnut Teal, Anas castanea
Crested Pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes
Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus
Great-billed Heron, Ardea sumatrana
Papuan Frogmouth, Podargus papuensis
Hasties Swamp Double-decker Bird Blind!
Too bad there was no water in the swamp!
Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
Olive-backed Sunbird, Nectarinia jugularis
Green Pygmy-goose, Nettapus pulchellus
Helmeted Friarbird, Philemon buceroides
Little Pied Cormorant, Microcarbo melanoleucos
Little Shrike-thrush, Colluricincla megarhyncha
Macleay's Honeyeater, Xanthotis macleayana
Magpie Geese, Royal Spoonbill, Great Egret
Masked Lapwing, Vanellus miles
Nankeen Kestrel, Falco cenchroides
Nankeen Night Heron, Nycticorax caledonicus
Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
Pacific Black Duck, Anas superciliosa
Pale-yellow Robin, Tregellasia capito
Rainbow Bee-eater, Merops ornatus
Only saw this single specimen the whole trip!
Rainbow Lorikeet, Trichoglossus haematodus
Red-backed Fairy-wren, Malurus melanocephalus
Sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua galerita
Victoria's Riflebird, Ptilotis victoriae
Never saw the male.
Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Platalea flavipes
Australian Bustard, Ardeotis australis
Yellow-spotted Honeyeater, Meliphaga notata
Australian White Ibis, Threskiornis molucca
I can't believe an ibis is Sydney's most prominent bird.
Unknown Bird
Can you help a birder out?
Slow Down Fool!
Australia Non-birds
Exit Row
Vegemite
A long layover in Fiji with a few products to consume. Vegemite tastes like a bouillon cube.
Niki and Rose
Sydney CBD and Opera House
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Uni
David and Niki's alma mater.
Thylacine
If only they were always so revered….
Nikki at Royal National Park
David in Sydney
Dr. David Huang
That's a smile we don't see often enough!
Mount Lofty, Adelaide
KP & DH
Indian in Adelaide
Koala!
They sleep a lot.
Kangaroo
Ferry to Kangaroo Island
Ravines des Casoars, Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island
Visiting the Fur Seal Haul Out
Fur Seal
Tamar Wallaby
Our Campervan
Worked pretty well!
Dinner in the Campervan
Marine Iguana
Goanna
Rose at the Great Barrier Reef, Low Islands
Platypus
Not a turd in the river.
Northern Brown Bandicoot
Forest Dragon
Flying Foxes
Eastern Water Dragon
Daintree National Park
Curtain Fig Tree
Brushtail Possum