australian birds, somewhat daily

todays bird of the day is the bush stone curlew!!

Cotton Pygmy Geese (Nettapus coromandelianus), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes, Rajasthan, India

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I'm so happy to know this specie! Just check out their beautiful crests! Now I have to wish to see them in mating season to witness it unfolded.

Though, before that I have to see them a bit closer than a fortunately recognizable shape in the middle of river, haha! They didn't want to swim in the direction of the bank at all on that day!

BIRD COLLECTING CARDS

Bird Info & Submission Reasons

Australian Ibis (Threskiornis molucca)

""You steal my habitat, I'll steal your rubbish!" What's there not to love about that attitude?!"

"I just think they're neat"

"It’s colloquially referred to as bin chicken. It’s everywhere. Sometimes they perch on roofs in groups of 3-5 like some imitation-gargoyles."

"I see them frequently in my city and they're p funky looking"

"Loathed by Australians everywhere, their hooked beaks are uniquely adapted to steal food from bins"

"BIN CHICKEN SUPREMACY"

Satin Bowerbird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)

"They stole all my blue pegs and I'm not even mad about it... full respect for their commitment to the aesthetic!"

Large plump bowerbird with short bill. Adult males are entirely dark glossy blue-purple color with a pale bill and bright violet eye. Adult females and immatures are primarily green and brown, with blue/pink eyes and scalloped underparts. This species can be quite loud and vocal (screeches, hisses, yowls). It is often encountered in pairs or small groups. Males are well-known for building a large bower decorated with small blue objects. Found in rainforests and wet eucalypt forests of eastern Australia. (eBird)

FUCK. LITERALLY SO AWESOME. TAWNY FROGMOUTH I LOVE YOU

i really like baby tawny frogmouth. my spore