Tranquility Found

Magpie siblings deciding who will be more dominant or just brothers arm (leg) wrestling? The one on the left is usually more dominant. Their sister watched on from the sidelines. They stayed in this position for over two minutes. @fred_od_photo #birds #birdwatching #magpie

A pair of Galahs warming themselves outside of their tree hollow as the morning sun climbs into the sky... @fred_od_photo #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz

This is a female Magpie-lark (Grallina cyanoleuca) It is neither a Magpie nor a Lark. It is more closely related to Monarchs, Fantails and Drongos and Flycatchers. @DivineDropbear

@Photos2Print @fred_od_photo Thanks Mark! I always appreciate your comments 😀

@DivineDropbear @fred_od_photo Great video👍🏽

The Pied Currawong dawn chorus... It's beautiful to listen to but how I miss seeing all the tiny birds that used to visit. @fred_od_photo #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #birdsong #WildOz

@park_loveseco @fred_od_photo I've noticed that. I find it so much harder to find the fairy-wrens finches and silvereyes that were once sighted regularly on my walks 😢

@DivineDropbear @fred_od_photo My hikes have gone quiet too. Habitat restoration could bring back the dawn chorus diversity we need.

@JeffMNeale They have. I originally had only magpies a couple of years ago but today there are twice as many Currawongs.

I hear this every morning. The Currawongs seem to have taken over from the Magpies lately.

@Photos2Print Thanks so much Mark 😊

@DivineDropbear @fred_od_photo Nice video👍🏽

Magpie Geese feeling the heat on another very warm Brisbane morning. @fred_od_photo #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #waterfowl #WildOz

@Photos2Print @fred_od_photo Thank you Mark! 😊🙏 🪿🦜

@DivineDropbear @fred_od_photo Lovely photos👍🏽

Reflections of Australasian Darter and Pacific Black Duck Lake Eden, Qld @fred_od_photo #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #waterbirds #WildOz

A large group of Pied Currawongs arrived in the backyard this morning. Among them was the one on the left which has half of its bill missing but still seems quite healthy, for now. @fred_od_photo #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #currawong #WildOz

A tiny Mangrove Gerygone foraging just above the high tide line. Also known as Mangrove Warbler (Gerygone levigaster) @fred_od_photo #birds #birdwatching #birding #BribieIsland #birdphotography #australianbirds #songbird #WildOz

Red Wattlebird (Anthochaera carunculata) at Lake Colac in south-west Victoria, Australia @DivineDropbear

Rainbow Lorikeets and Rock Doves enjoying breakfast. Esk, Qld @fred_od_photo #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #parrots #WildOz

Eastern Reef Egret looking for breakfast... Airlie Beach, Qld (Egretta sacra) @fred_od_photo #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #wadingbird #WildOz

@Photos2Print Beautifully photographed Mark and a lovely brown bird!

I know it is just a (not so) little brown job but I was happy to get this Calandra Lark in full song near Pinoso yesterday. Not easy birds to capture in flight. #birds #birding #birdphotography #birdsseenin2026 #NaturePhotography

The sun is up and it feels like a Kookaburra kind of morning... @fred_od_photo #birds #birdwatching #birding #birdphotography #australianbirds #kingfisher #WildOz

Crimson Rosella (Platycercus elegans)