A tiny owl like bird with huge forward facing eyes used for night hunting flying insects. Found along the riparian zone on Sportsman Creek Conservation Area. Widespread across Australia.
Image courtesy of visiting wildlife photographer Rachel Hebbard.
A rare sighting of a hunting Square-tailed Kite floating effortlessly over flowering Ironbarks for parrots. These birds are considered rare and scattered across their entire range.
Plain green lorikeet with yellow margins to plumage of neck and breast giving a scaly appearance. Found feeding on Red Ironbark nectar and only seen here when the eucalypts are flowering.
Found in the riparian zone on Sportsman Creek Conservation Area. Observed feeding on the fruit or (drupe) of the Jackwood trees (Cryptocarya glaucescens) which fruit around June each year. These large 45cm birds fly far and fast in search of rainforest fruits.
There are five races of pardalote which cover almost the entire continent. They build a nest in suitable ground and forage for small insects in foliage.
Large and slender pigeon-like dove which can be found in the highlands as well as lowland rain forests and margins. A reasonably common and beautiful bird.