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Ice Swimmer says May 6, 2018 at 8:59 am It is beautiful. It also looks more like a woodpecker with wading bird legs.
Lofty says May 6, 2018 at 9:13 am It’s a Murray Magpie, aka Magpie-Lark, Mudlark or Peewee. They build nests out of mud. Very common in urban areas. http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/magpie-lark
kestrel says May 6, 2018 at 9:43 am That is a very cool bird -- really different from the birds we call magpies in the USA.
jrkrideau says May 6, 2018 at 9:49 am @ Lofty Are those the birds who are famous for attacking cyclists?
Nightjar says May 6, 2018 at 11:44 am Inspecting every corner. It’s a beautiful bird, I don’t think I had seen it before.
Phil Hoenig says May 6, 2018 at 3:37 pm @jrkrideau The swoopers are Australian magpies. Peewees attack you in a different way.
voyager says May 6, 2018 at 5:47 pm What a character. That black tie look is very dramatic. He reminds me a bit of our jays in terms of body type.
It is beautiful. It also looks more like a woodpecker with wading bird legs.
It’s a Murray Magpie, aka Magpie-Lark, Mudlark or Peewee. They build nests out of mud. Very common in urban areas.
http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/magpie-lark
That is a very cool bird -- really different from the birds we call magpies in the USA.
@ Lofty
Are those the birds who are famous for attacking cyclists?
Inspecting every corner. It’s a beautiful bird, I don’t think I had seen it before.
So snappy! “Look at me, I have a zoot suit!”
@jrkrideau
The swoopers are Australian magpies. Peewees attack you in a different way.
What a character. That black tie look is very dramatic. He reminds me a bit of our jays in terms of body type.
A dapper dinosaur, indeed.