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Zil posted:Very pretty birb, love the mix of blues and purples. Looks like an amethyst starling. They're beautiful :-)
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What kind of pigeon are these?
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet-backed_starling I wish you could keep them in the US, they're beautiful
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Inceltown posted:For that goon who was thinking "what is Australia's rarest finch?" I present. The Gouldian Finch: They're not uncommon in captivity, I believe. If it wasn't such a time sink that'd be a fun thing to try and do
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Funky See Funky Do posted:They were so rare that in the "Birds of Australia" book I had as a child they were one of only two entries that used illustrations instead of photographs. The other was some kind of albatross, I think. I have a hard time believing that scarcity was the reason, if we're still talking about gouldians. They were over collected for captivity, and impacted by habitat loss, so I'd buy that getting a shot of wild populations could be hard, but not that any picture at all was difficult DeadlyMuffin has a new favorite as of 00:43 on Jul 16, 2021 |
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Inceltown posted:Spotted a Superb Fairy Wren for the first time ever in Sydney the other morning. There are signs up in rejuvenation areas talking about building habitat for them but I am an old, old, man who has been around since before they kept records and have never seen one. Seeing one hopping around on the cliffs above a the beach in town was quite a treat. Is that part of their historical range? I visited Tasmania a few years ago and they were all over. Gorgeous little birds.
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Tree Bucket posted:The worst Australian bird name is the "intermediate egret" That's a funny name! I'd have called them "chazwoppers".
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lord funk posted:I took a whole trip to QLD to see one of these guys and failed and this one just shits on some dude's hand. drat. They're all over the place in Tasmania
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Your Computer posted:knowing birds this is supposed to be some sort of flirting isn't it 100% you can even see the female he's chasing after
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