...at the number of indigenous birds that manage to survive here in suburbia, in spite of the predation by Indian Mynahs, cats, dogs, foxes and so on.
I've observed kookaburras, butcherbirds, thornbills, ravens, red-wattle birds, spotted turtle-doves and tawny frogmouths right in my own small back yard. As well I've seen red-browed firetails [finches], eastern yellow robins, fairy wrens, and various native ducks in a nearby reserve.
Recently I also saw a crested pigeon in the park at the end of our street. Here's a link of some excellent pictures of Australian native pigeons, including the crested: http://www.tabblo.com/studio/stories/view/209185/?nextnav=favs&navuser=13800
Today I glimpsed an eastern spinebill in the street.
Here's a link to an old blog I just discovered, by a Melbourne bloke: http://home.iprimus.com.au/punkclown/Punkclown/DifferentSongs.htm It contains audio of native bird songs from the Melbourne area.
Enjoy!
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