Vote for your favourite Australian bird

[DiscoMick]

Australian bird of the year 2017: vote for your favourite | Environment | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2017/nov/20/australian-bird-of-the-year-2017-vote-for-your-favourite)

I voted for the galah, because I just like them. They remind me of cheeky, but likeable, kids.

[trout1105]

I vote the Butcher Bird, I love that morning chorus [thumbsupbig]

[Mick_Marsh]

Turkey
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/11/673.jpg

Mmmmm.......
'Cause they're so tasty.

[DiscoMick]

I also like emus, but you only get one vote.

[loanrangie]

Kookaburra closely followed by the Magpie, both have a lovely chorus.

[Eevo]

lots of collingwood supporters voting

[benji]

For me is the Azure Kingfisher, closely followed by the Great Southern Albatross.

[Geedublya]

Wompoo pigeon, it isn’t in the list but definitely my favourite

[Homestar]

Eastern Whipbird for me - I am lucky enough to see and hear one when at Mums place - it lives across the road in the bush but pops over to the bird bath in the front yard on quiet mornings - the guest bedroom window is only a few metres from the bird bath so I get to watch him close up taking a tub and calling which is quite rare as they are a very shy and elusive creature. One move and he’s gone on an instant - he runs like the wind back into the undergrowth across the road. 😊

[Homestar]

Just noticed the freakin Ibis is in the lead! Who likes those ugly bin scabs....

A crappy bird and equally crappy Motel chain...

[Bytemrk]

WedgeTail..... cause they're awesome [thumbsupbig]

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[loanrangie]

Yes they are Mark, mum and dad have a nesting pair in the bush behind their house. One day we were sitting out in the gazebo watching them soaring over the house and then into some thermals to get lift.
I must remember to take my SLR and tele lense over next time.

[Bytemrk]

My sister has a nesting pair in the trees behind their back paddock.

If there is one thing that is guaranteed to keep them away - it's my 200-500mm Nikon [biggrin]

[harro]

Spangled Drongo,
Just because of it's name.

[Wraithe]

Bush Turkey... Have eaten them a couple of times, must go back up north and catch up with my black fella mates, they cook them very nicely and allowed to eat them...

Kookaburra's I love to shoot, they where introduced to WA in the 30's and are one of the most destructive birds in the state... They belong in the East and should have stayed there...
When you see them take small wrens and the like, it makes you angry very quickly...

Pink and Greys galah is a lovely bird, they mate for life thus if one of the pair dies the other will follow very quickly... I had a pair, one died when avery was wrecked in a storm, the female starved herself to death... It was sad to watch, so if I get another it will be single..

[Bigbjorn]

Jennifer Hawkins

[Wraithe]

Jennifer Hawkins

I was waiting for that...:rulez:

[travelrover]

I vote the Butcher Bird, I love that morning chorus [thumbsupbig]

Yup, black or grey butcher bird. Very clever and beautiful songs all day. They are quite friendly at our place always hanging around looking for food when you are racking, mowing or burning:-)

[DeanoH]

Major Mitchell Cockatoos (at Eucla telegraph station).



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Deano :)

[Dark61]

Eastern Spinebill.

cheers,

d

[rijidij]

WedgeTail..... cause they're awesome [thumbsupbig]

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[Landy Smurf]

Bush Turkey... Have eaten them a couple of times, must go back up north and catch up with my black fella mates, they cook them very nicely and allowed to eat them...


The school I work at has heaps of them walking around on a daily basis. We have had them in the hall, classrooms and even the staff room...very messy birds :toilet:

[Wraithe]

They learnt off our domestic turkey...

More tasty than the foreign ones too...

Now can you catch one and accidently let it fall into the oven?

[ballbag]

Kookaburra closely followed by the Magpie, both have a lovely chorus.

Maggie first.

If I woke to that serene song every dawn and had a good chuckle with the kookaburras each dusk.... I’d be a mug if ever I was miserable.

Top Aussies[emoji106]

[Don 130]

I voted Lyrebird, because of the mimicry they achieve. Other favourites include Pied Butcherbird and Magpie for their singing

A sample: Chook from Adelaide zoo (https://youtu.be/WeQjkQpeJwY)

Don.

[cuppabillytea]

Lyrebird for mine. Has an amazing repertoire and beautiful plumage.

[Landy Smurf]

They learnt off our domestic turkey...

More tasty than the foreign ones too...

Now can you catch one and accidently let it fall into the oven?

Lol cultural cooking class.

[Landy Smurf]

Was tough, so many to choose from.
I ended up going the Willie Wagtail. We have so many of these around at home.
I have always been fascinated by them, ever since I was little.

[Tins]

Easy Peasy. Once you have seen a mob of Galahs, on a really hot day, when it is just about to rain, turn upside down on the branch or wire they are on, and hang their wings to take in the cooling of the rain, you'll be hooked. I've never fogfotten it, so it's the Galah for me..


However, I do like parrots...

[Tins]

Easy Peasy. Once you have seen a mob of Galahs, on a really hot day, when it is just about to rain, turn upside down on the branch or wire they are on, and hang their wings to take in the cooling of the rain, you'll be hooked. I've never fogfotten it, so it's the Galah for me..


However, I do like parrots...

Seen it, have you Mark? Who said Galahs were dumb?

[Eevo]

Easy Peasy. Once you have seen a mob of Galahs, on a really hot day, when it is just about to rain, turn upside down on the branch or wire they are on, and hang their wings to take in the cooling of the rain, you'll be hooked. I've never fogfotten it, so it's the Galah for me..


However, I do like parrots...


Cockatiel do the same thing

[Tins]

Cockatiel do the same thing.

Indeed, they do. Many parrots and cockatoos do. I have seen it in many places. What sets the Galah apart is that you can see the behaviour across three states and two territories, and yet few people report on it.

Now, eevo, I am not an ornorthologist, and cannot continue this debate: can you?

[Bytemrk]

Seen it, have you Mark? Who said Galahs were dumb?

Nothing dumb about Galah's mate...[wink11]...... I seem to have a lot of favourite birds..[bighmmm]

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[Tins]

Pretty, cheeky, little buggers as well. Lovely shots, Mark.

[Toxic_Avenger]

I like boobies.
And a shag.
Usually on the beach.

[Disco-tastic]

I like boobies.
And a shag.
Usually on the beach.
:ttiwwp:
[emoji14]

[DiscoMick]

Bats aren't birds, and many people have wrong ideas about them, but they are native, they are important and they can be beautiful. Here is a four week old orphaned female learning to fly.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/11/705.jpg

[travelrover]

Recently had WIRES rescue a very pregnant forest bat (micro bat) from my place, about the size of a medium mouse. 132490

Was actually on Halloween [emoji316]

[Bigbjorn]

Rainbow lorikeets. There are big mobs of them around here. They love the flowers on my bottlebrushes and the nuts on the bookleaf pines. When the gums in a nearby park are flowering and dripping nectar the rainbows turn up in mobs particularly if the nectar is fermenting. They start to "talk" loudly, squabble and fight, can't get airborne, and some fall over onto their backs and can't get up. Like a mob of dolled up sheilas on Melbourne Cup Day.

Very entertaining.

[donh54]

Black kites. Watched them catching and eating grasshoppers about two feet in front of a header windscreen a few years ago - fascinating!

[DiscoMick]

Defending the ibis.

The ibis was here first. Now it's just doing what it needs to do to survive | Erin Lennox | Opinion | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/21/the-ibis-was-here-first-now-its-just-doing-what-it-needs-to-do-to-survive)

[67hardtop]

I like Tawney Frogmouths. They are the quintessential aussie bird IMHO.https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/11/707.jpg

Pic stolen/ borrowed from Gromits posts...thanks Colin.

Cheers Rod

[numpty]

I have too many favourites but the White Bellied Sea Eagle is a magnificent and beautiful bird I love to see along the coastal rivers and estuaries.

[Ausfree]

One of my favourite Australian birds is the little Male Blue Wren (Malurus cyaneus) a lively little bird and the breeding male is a colourful sight with his bright blue breast and head, as he darts through the bushes wagging his tail, with his entourage of females and non-breeding males behind him.[smilebigeye]

[Toxic_Avenger]

I like boobies.
And a shag.
Usually on the beach.


:ttiwwp:
[emoji14]

Can I retract my vote?

I think my new vote will be for the Great Tit (Parus Major)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/11/714.jpg
As a social bird, they are often found in pairs.

[Bigbjorn]

How about The Bearded Tit. A great bar in Redfern.

Here's the link

The Bearded Tit (http://thebeardedtit.com/)

Friday nights are good.

[Rextheute]

Can I retract my vote?

I think my new vote will be for the Great Tit (Parus Major)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2017/11/714.jpg
As a social bird, they are often found in pairs.

these are little rippers ! I have a couple of pairs in my garden , they are sooooo tiny ,watching them have a titanic struggle with a dandelion or a moth has my entranced and in stitches .
my dad loves watching birds and then painting them - pictures not the birds , he is intrigued as to how you get all the gibbons into s little fella like this !

[scarry]

WedgeTail..... cause they're awesome [thumbsupbig]

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Wedgie for sure,and the peregrine falcon.

Wedgie because they are magnificent,and also because we had one as a pet for many years when i was a kid.It was that tame,we could throw a cricket ball for her and she would bring it back.

Peregrine falcon.Hunters in the sky.The way they chase and knock birds,particularly pigeons, out of the sky is amazing.

[loanrangie]

changing my vote to, i now would like to nominate Jennifer Hawkins as a top Aussie bird [bigsmile].

[Ancient Mariner]

Koel (stormbird) when it starts calling the storms are coming and the bloody tourists are going [bigsmile1]


AM

[DiscoMick]

We take a peek behind the scenes of #BirdOfTheYear HQ where everyone is in a flap! | First Dog on the Moon | Opinion | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/22/we-take-a-peek-behind-the-scenes-of-bird-of-the-year-hq-where-everyone-is-in-a-flap)

[Wraithe]

The funniest thing to see birds do at a CBH site, is get a good gutful of seed and then try to fly... A heap of pink n greys and correllas got stuck into a pile of sweepings at a bin, we where parked for the day, and these birds where so full they couldnt take off at all... Some tried but they came down just as quick...

We all reconned they would have gut aches, but no, they did the same next day...

[ramblingboy42]

this would be my vote , my favourite Australian Parrot , the Pale Headed Rosella.
Redirect Notice (https://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbirdlife.org.au%2Fimage s%2Fuploads%2Fbranches%2Fimages%2FSQ-pale-headed-rosella-580.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fbirdlife.org.au%2Flocations %2Fbirdlife-southern-queensland&docid=q35b94D-ncPstM&tbnid=8XanTjxPzaem0M%3A&vet=10ahUKEwj-0t3QgNvXAhVLm5QKHfyhDLY4ZBAzCCEoHzAf..i&w=580&h=263&bih=688&biw=1276&q=pale%20headed%20rosella&ved=0ahUKEwj-0t3QgNvXAhVLm5QKHfyhDLY4ZBAzCCEoHzAf&iact=mrc&uact=8)

[DiscoMick]

And the winner is... the magpie.
Understandable, but not my choice.

Magpie wins Australian Bird of the Year poll – live

Magpie wins Australian Bird of the Year poll – live | Environment | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2017/dec/11/bird-of-the-year-150000-votes-counted-as-ibis-fans-anxiously-await-results?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard)

[DiscoMick]

Scenes from the Australian bird of the year ceremony

Scenes from Australian Bird of the Year ceremony | First Dog on the Moon | Opinion | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/dec/11/scenes-from-australian-bird-of-the-year-ceremony?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard)

[DiscoMick]

Fans of the Ibis 'bin chicken' are not amused.

The mighty ibis did not win Australian bird of the year but it's still a winner

The mighty ibis did not win Australian bird of the year but it's still a winner | John Martin | Environment | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2017/dec/11/the-mighty-ibis-did-not-win-australian-bird-of-the-year-but-its-still-a-winner?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard)

[Toxic_Avenger]

I am disappoint.

[cuppabillytea]

I am disappoint.

I would imagine that the common Bin Chicken would come a distant last. [thumbsupbig]

[weeds]

I would imagine that the common Bin Chicken would come a distant last. [thumbsupbig]

some media outlets were promoting the bin chicken as a bit of a stir therefore listeners more than likely logged on and voted in the hope it got up for giggles.

The radio hosts did change to the magpie.....although the magpie polled well last year i believe

[DiscoMick]

Parrots were divided into various breeds, but if they had all just been counted as parrots they would have won easily.
I voted for galahs because they're fun - like the terrorists of the bird world, I think.