Laughing Kookaburra on the perch I erected in the backyard for them.

Yesterday morning was bright and sunny, this morning we're shrouded in fog.

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Couple more shots from this morning. Both chicks are out and awake.

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Tawny Frogmouth Update:

Chicks are out of the nest. The whole family is hanging out in a couple of branches together.

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In the week that we were away, the Tawny Frogmouth chicks have definitely out-grown the nest (not that it is stopping them trying to fit on it).

They’re developing more of their Tawny type camouflage too.

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Also at Barnawartha, was this Crested Pigeon. (to be fair, there were a lot of birds there, not all of them got photographed).

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Superb Fairywren spotted while charging the car this morning at Barnawartha North,, Victoria.

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Emu portrait.

This particular emu is a zoo resident, not a wild bird, although it's generally not too difficult to find wild emus (maybe not around Melbourne though).

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Look at this pretty fellow. It's a Regent Parrot. One of the residents in the Melbourne Zoo bird aviary.
Regent Parrots are endangered in NSW, and Vulnerable in Victoria and South Australia.

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Also spotted on my walk yesterday were quite a few Satin Bowerbirds.

This is one of the females.

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Another Tawny Frogmouth update.

This morning, both chicks were out (so they've still got two floofs!)

Tawny Frogmouth update.

Both parents now stay close to the nest. I could only see one floof (chick) so I don't know if they have lost the other one, or it was under the bird on the nest.

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Sky Puppy !

I finished up around 5pm today, and the fruit bats were starting to leave their roost to go and forage for food. This one flew almost directly at me, and I managed two reasonable shots.

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Stopped to look at the tiny frogs this morning, caught this one with a cheeky ant (for scale).

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Tiny floof, Big yawn.

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The floofs were awake and soaking up the morning sun today.

One of them also had a massive yawn (gif incoming)

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We have floofs!

Looks to be two Tawny Frogmouth chicks under Papa Frogmouth today. Mumma Frogmouth was perched nearby.

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The pair of ducklings were in a patch of fallen jacaranda flowers at lunchtime when I came across them.

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Since it has been quite wet[1] here today, I thought I'd check in on the nesting Tawny Frogmouth.

Poor chap is somewhat damp, but still doing his duty on the nest.

[1] 150mm of rain since midnight, as at time of posting.

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Fresh ducklings I found yesterday. Only two in this brood.

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Tawny Frogmouth update.

Papa Frogmouth is still sitting on the nest, currently damp. Still no sign of chicks. (surely they should be hatching soon!)

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