Some colourful little parrots, Galahs, and a weird bird

[SinistertnuC]

the wierd bird is called a plover

[shieldzee1]

Masked Lapwing Size: 35-40cm Habitat: Is widespread across Australia found in open grasslands, swampland, city parks and sports ovals. Wanders open areas in search of insects, worms, and other small creatures. Notes: Head is black with noticeable "yellow mask" around eyes, neck is white with black band around shoulders. Back and wings grey, underbody white; dark red legs. Breeds Summer-Autumn.

i hope that helps you.

[Sikosm]

oh thanks for that! :-)

[AWARD3000]

I freakin love birds! All we have around where I live are crows though and Im terrified of them.

[Sikosm]

crows do look quite scary in all that black.

it's a shame that you don't have much variety in birds, but i guess there are other types there but maybe they are shy so u don't see them so much.

colourful birds certainly are cheering :-)

[xesiria]

nice and long time no see

[Sikosm]

thanks, yeah iv been busy recently

[xesiria]

k.kool:)

[xesiria]

Yw)

[Pippilly]

Gorgeous! Every morning in Oz I'd get up at 5am to watch all the beautiful birds. Thanks = )

[Sikosm]

:-) i think they're beautiful, but i guess i take it for granted... i like to sleep in too much!

[bohogirl1]

i wish i lived in a country with such spectacular birds! i bet you flora is as striking as your fauna.

[Sikosm]

im sure u have spectacular birds as well, but i guess these are different from what you see normally.

but australia does have a lot of unusual flora and fauna. :-) some pretty weird flower - have u seen "the Bottle-Brush tree"?? they probably have pics of it on google or wikipedia

[bohogirl1]

that is very much like a bottle brush isn't it? very red!!

[Sikosm]

yeah :-) we have a tree in our garden but it isn't growing very well. but there is a huge tree down our street that is full of bottlebrush flowers, very pretty :-)

[dafttool]

They grow bottlebrush trees here in America (we've got one), but I think they come from Oz originally. Hummingbirds love them.

Oz has some beautiful birds alright. They make America's seem downright boring.

[Sikosm]

yeah Oz does have some beautiful birds :-) but im not sure if we have hummingbirds... i don't know. if we do, i haven't seen any. but maybe up in tropical queensland.

[dafttool]

I'll send some to you. :P Actually, Bryan needs to send you some since he has so many.

[Sikosm]

haha ok thanks :-)

[Saraej14]

cool birds :)

[Sikosm]

thanks :-)

[GoretexRobo]

is it some sort of piper?

[Sikosm]

i have no idea what type of bird it is, but maybe dafttool knows.

[tallstevo]

I know what that last bird is!! a penguin on stilts wearing a joke yellow nose!! ;D

[Sikosm]

LOL that's EXACTLY what it looks like! a penguin on stilts with a joke yellow nose!

[ThankYouFairy]

Looks beautiful where you live!!

[Sikosm]

Thanks :-) i like it :-)