Friday, October 16, 2009
IncrediMail Letters - Birds
Birds seen on our property that could appear here when they stay still long enough are .. Eastern Spinebill, Blue Wren, Honeyeaters, Kookaburra, Cockatoo, Wedge Tailed Eagle, Currawong, Magpie, Butcher Bird, Bower Bird, Lyre Bird, King Parrot(above), Eastern Rosella, Crimson Rosella, various Finches, Noisy Frier Bird and many more.
Another great attraction for me is the beautiful birds in Australia. So if I build a large collection of birds at Bailies Bits you will understand why. Because we live in an isolated valley in the aussie bush we have a malaise of birds around us in large flocks. Some are very friendly but others keep high in the trees making it much harder to snap a photo. One of these is the Black Cockatoo. They tend to perch high in the Pine trees. Another is the Wedge Tailed Eagle.
Oh, how we birdwatchers love to spot bright and colorful beautiful birds! Which are the brightest? I give these North American birds bright bird awards.
Bright red birds
Perhaps one of the most loved and most commonly seen bright colored birds is the Northern Cardinal. The Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, is a beautiful red with a black face and a red crest and bill. He is a friendly bird that loves sunflower seeds and comes happily to feeders.
The Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus, sports a startling scarlet belly, breast, throat and head with black wing and tail feathers.
The Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea, is also an eyeful. His head and his body are a scarlet-red with black wings and tail feathers.
Pink bird
Anna’s Hummingbird, Calypte anna, has green back and sides, a white chest and central body with a bright-rose iridescent head. I think it is because the Anna’s head and neck feathers are such a shimmering pink, like sequins on an elegant evening gown, and a color we don’t often associate with birds that this bird is such a winner.
Yellow birds
Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flaviforns, has a bright yellow throat, breast and eye ring and lores (spectacle-like markings). This vireo has two bold white wing bars and white underparts.
