A few from my backyard

[luckydog]

This is the new guy to the yard. A Noisy Friarbird. He has only been dropping by the last few days and hope he hangs around a bit longer.

http://cracked-lenz.smugmug.com/photos/38704837-M.jpg

Galah's are always here making a mess :wxwax

http://cracked-lenz.smugmug.com/photos/38704835-M.jpg

The Eastern Rosella's are just cool as :thumb This is a couple (male closest)

http://cracked-lenz.smugmug.com/photos/38704829-M.jpg

We have lots more passers by like crested pigeons, magpies (harass the other birds) and brush wattle birds. But I'll try and catch them after.

Thanks for looking :):

[Harryb]

Good shots. I wish I had those photo ops in my backyard.

[Rohirrim]

Nice shots. That first bird is a little on the odd looking side http://dgrin.com/images/smilies/uhoh2.gif

Must be awesome to have such neat creatures to photograph so close by.

[gus]

Great shots LD....i have birds everywhere & my lens is still away. Not many friar birds around here..good catch.

I was at a job in bris yesterday just in the middle of the burbs when 2 channel billed cuckoos (http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/channelbilled_cuckoo.htm) landed 30 feet from me at head height. I got a big enough thrill from it without a camera. Never had them so close.

You may recognise their call (http://www.abc.net.au/archives/sound/b088011.ram).