Beautiful Birds

Here are some photos of some beautiful birds we've seen recently:

This is the Woompoo Fruit Dove - a large bird of the Australian tropical rainforests that is often heard but is difficult to see amongst the foilage. The above is actually of two birds that were feeding on small fruits that can be seen in the photo. They are multi coloured with various shades of green, blue, purple and yellow.

This is an Azure Kingfisher - magnificently coloured small bird that inhabits small creeks and other freshwater bodies where it hunts for food. Found across the north and east of Australia.

A red-tailed black cockatoo in sillouette against an overcast sky. This is the queensland subspecies of the red-tailed cockatoo and quite common locally. They are usually seen in vocal flocks, are seed eaters and live in hollows in trees, usually eucalyptus.

This is a male Australian King Parrot foraging for seeds and fruits in the rainforest canopy. A medium sized parrot and found down the east-coast of Australia.

This is a Noisy Pitta - a terrible photo but I'm happy to have actually gotten one. They are more colourful than this photo shows and live on the rainforest floor moving with a curious hopping motion.

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