Archive for the 'Bird baths' Category

I’m not sure if I’ve shown these photos before. Never mind if I have. I was sorting through a few photos taken a few months ago and came across these of a Crested Pigeon IN our bird bath. It wasn’t content to sit on the edge of the bowl – it had to actually get [...]

Brown-headed Honeyeaters are one of the smallest honeyeaters found in Australia. They are about the size of a House Sparrow and are certainly the smallest honeyeaters in our garden. The White-plumed Honeyeaters are not much bigger. While I would probably classify this species as a resident species in our garden, they do tend to come [...]

This week I’ve migrated from my office to our sun room because of the heat. The office isn’t air conditioned and the sun room is lovely. This gives me the opportunity to keep an eye on several of our bird baths. During the hot weather the bird baths play an important role in attracting bird [...]

The well known Australian parrot, the Galah, is a very common bird in our district. Flocks numbering in the hundreds are common sights. I can confidently say that this is one species that we would see every day of the year, either flying overhead or perching somewhere in our garden. Flocks are very common, as [...]

I regularly receive comments and questions about birds on this blog. I also receive comments and questions via my contact page here. I welcome these interactions with my readers. This morning I received a question from a reader who is concerned about the finches in their garden. We have been establishing a large area of [...]