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Postby yeocsa on Fri Apr 15, 2005 10:57 am

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Picture is heavily cropped as the bird is perched very high up. Strong backlight. Captured in RAW and pushed +1.5 stops.


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Postby jethro on Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:06 am

looks like a cukoo
shoot it real.

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Postby phillipb on Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:09 am

Or more accurately, the yellow brested red cheeked cookoo :lol:
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Postby yeocsa on Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:15 am

Hi

Thanks for the ID. I wonder if they make "cookoo" sound? I spotted a pair of them. Their eyes are red in colour. They were quite curious from the flash that came from the camera.

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Postby Greg B on Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:40 am

Is that the Yellow Bellied Sap Sucker?
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Postby yeocsa on Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:54 am

Mmmm... maybe I will buy the Australian Bird Guide.
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Postby mic on Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:29 pm

Arthur, I think its a HoneyEater ? I could be wrong but close I think. They like hanging around Native trees like the BottleBrush & Hakea trees.

Or it could be the Southern Purubian Red Gilled Sap Sucker. Known for their gills to glow red when a Nikon D70 native is luking close by. :) :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

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Postby jethro on Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:32 pm

mic you idiot. dont you mean a d70animal in drag!
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Postby brembo on Fri Apr 15, 2005 2:29 pm

Not sure on their proper name but the're referred to as Honey Eaters round here, and there's heaps of them in my area.
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Postby lukeo on Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:10 pm

I have heard them referred to as Honeyeaters and Wattle Birds around here.
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Postby Rick on Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:47 pm

Red Watlte Bird (Anthochaera carunculata)

Also called Gillbird

Location: From Southern Queensland, NSW, Vic, Sth Aus & Southern W A

Supposed to be good to eat? I think you would need a lot to make a good meal.


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Postby yeocsa on Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:50 pm

Rick wrote:Red Watlte Bird (Anthochaera carunculata)

Also called Gillbird

Location: From Southern Queensland, NSW, Vic, Sth Aus & Southern W A

Supposed to be good to eat? I think you would need a lot to make a good meal.


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Anthochaera carunculata? that's a mouthful. Thanks for the ID.
Are you sure it can be eaten?

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Postby Rick on Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:01 pm

anthos Gk flower, (eats nectar and fruits) chairein Gk, to rejoice (Loud call notes) carcunculatus Ltn (with small pieces of flesh) the red flesh below the eyes. Acording to Neville Cayley.

It is a mouth full more so than a cooked bird I think, can it be eaten? I will eat anything if I'm hungry enough.

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Red Wattlebird

Postby Rusty W. Griswald on Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:56 pm

It took a while, but I think I found the bird description.
I would have thought that with all the bird stuff on the internet it would have been easy. Apparently not.

A family of these was in our backyard not long ago and they were very noisy.

http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/r ... lebird.htm

Red Wattlebird
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The Red Wattlebird is a large (33 - 37 cm), noisy honeyeater. The common name refers to the fleshy reddish wattle on the side of the neck. The plumage is grey-brown on the body, with prominent white streaks and yellow on the belly. The face is pale and the tail is long with a white-tip. It has several distinctive but unmusical calls including coughs, a harsh 'yac a yac' and a loud 'chok'.
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Re: Red Wattlebird

Postby the foto fanatic on Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:57 pm

Rusty W. Griswald wrote: The common name refers to the fleshy reddish wattle on the side of the neck. The plumage is grey-brown on the body, with prominent white streaks and yellow on the belly. The face is pale and the tail is long with a white-tip. It has several distinctive but unmusical calls including coughs, a harsh 'yac a yac' and a loud 'chok'.


That could be my mother-in-law.
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Postby kipper on Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:14 pm

Wattlebird/HoneyEater, I have a Wattletree outside my bedroom window and have heaps of them flying about.
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Postby yeocsa on Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:56 am

kipper wrote:Wattlebird/HoneyEater, I have a Wattletree outside my bedroom window and have heaps of them flying about.


Hi Everyone,

Thanks for helping ID the bird. It has been most educational.

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Postby Manta on Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:19 am

kipper wrote:Wattlebird/HoneyEater, I have a Wattletree outside my bedroom window and have heaps of them flying about.


Gotta watch out for those flying wattle trees - they wreak havoc around airports. :wink:
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Postby bago100 on Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:02 pm

I don't think you can eat them. They're bound to be protected. - Just like most mother-in-laws - protected by your spouse! :D

Oh well, just do a Birdie says

"Smile often" and "say nothing" and you'll have a happy marriage!

Works for me :lol:

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Postby bago100 on Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:03 pm

I don't think you can eat them. They're bound to be protected. - Just like most mother-in-laws - protected by your spouse! :D

Oh well, just do as Birdie says

"Smile often" and "say nothing" and you'll have a happy marriage!

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