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Laughing Kookaburra in attack mode!

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At home in Broome we are often awoken by Blue-winged Kookaburras and their insane chattering, but here in Melbourne the Kookaburra family is represented by the Laughing Kookaburra. There was a Laughing Kookaburra intent on destroying the red tag on the firefighting equipment! Laughing Kookaburra attacking the red tag.

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Others Reasons to Visit Cassowary House

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I had a fantastic talk with him about birds, HBW and Wikipedia as I enjoyed the birds at the feeders, and the next morning he let me tag along on a quick trip up the road to look for some Lovely Fairy-wrens. He’s not only knowledgable, he’s also a very nice guy. I saw them in Kingfisher as well, but only got a photo here.

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What is the National Bird of Denmark?

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Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Corey Mar 5th, 2011 at 7:28 am @Clare: Does Australia have a national bird for the whole country? Please click here to see the archive of national bird posts.

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Week Fourteen: The Center of Australia, and Sydney Part #1

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This week finds us flying from Melbourne, Australia, to Alice Springs, in the center of this incredibly large country. This is truly the center if Australia, no matter what method you use to decided the actual location of dead center. But the diversity, that I have found to be Australia, remains.

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Duck Migration

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Tags: ducks , features , jamaica bay , migration , queens • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.

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What is the National Bird of Nicaragua?

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Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family. Clare and Grant-Broome Western Australia Mar 11th, 2011 at 8:11 pm WOW!!!! … This is the second in a series of posts about national birds. Get yours today!

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The plovers of Estero Lagoon, Florida

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Filming the plovers of Estero Lagoon Plovers are a significant part of the shorebird family, comprising 66 species worldwide. James has led professional wildlife and birding tours for 15 years and his passion for birding and remote cultures has taken him to far corners of the earth from the Amazon and Australia to Africa and Madagascar.

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