10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2018

Emus roam the open areas, and surprisingly, various parrots, lorikeets or cockatoos can be found in most any major grove of trees. I really only had one full day to bird, as I had some family obligations to fulfill, so I chose to see how much I could find at the Sydney Royal Botanical Garden. My first, was also found in the gardens.

Australia 125

Australia Camels Kangaroos Hunting 125

10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2011

How disturbing is the thought that Poe almost put the word “Nevermore&# into the mouth of a parrot? And, of course, there is the fact that Edgar Allan Poe was a birder … … Tags: Edgar Allan Poe , poetry , ravens • Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today!

2011 252

2011 Fowl Deer Cats 252

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 18, 2012

They are one of the most attractive of Australia’s parrots, and one of the most common, benefiting from the planting of attractive flowering shrubs. The lake was filled with families of Dusky Moorhens and Purple Swamphens (or Pukeko as we call them in New Zealand), all tending small groups of black chicks.

New Zealand 176

New Zealand Ducks Australia Japan 176