I was woken this morning by two kookaburras making a racket down the side passage. Turns out their beaks were stuck together (!)

While they scrambled and fought, trying to pull apart, a currawong sat on the fence commentating the life-or-death struggle.

After my sleepy brain had made sense of what the bloody hell was going on, I fetched some gloves and gently prised them apart. They both flew off in high dudgeon.

What a surreal start to the day.

#kookaburra #KookaburrasOfMastodon #AustralianAnimals #justAustralianthings #birding #birds #wildoz #AussieBirdCount

I was woken this morning by two kookaburras making a racket down the side passage. Turns out their beaks were stuck together (!)

While they scrambled and fought, trying to pull apart, a currawong sat on the fence commentating the life-or-death struggle.

After my sleepy brain had made sense of what the bloody hell was going on, I fetched some gloves and gently prised them apart. They both flew off in high dudgeon.

What a surreal start to the day.

#kookaburra #KookaburrasOfMastodon #AustralianAnimals #justAustralianthings #birding #birds #wildoz #AussieBirdCount

I was woken this morning by two kookaburras making a racket down the side passage. Turns out their beaks were stuck together (!)

While they scrambled and fought, trying to pull apart, a currawong sat on the fence commentating the life-or-death struggle.

After my sleepy brain had made sense of what the bloody hell was going on, I fetched some gloves and gently prised them apart. They both flew off in high dudgeon.

What a surreal start to the day.

#kookaburra #KookaburrasOfMastodon #AustralianAnimals #justAustralianthings #birding #birds #wildoz #AussieBirdCount

I caught up with the Pacific Black Duck ducklings again this morning. This time with their mother keeping an eye on them (not pictured).

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #Bird #PacificBlackDuck #duckling

I caught up with the Pacific Black Duck ducklings again this morning. This time with their mother keeping an eye on them (not pictured).

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #Bird #PacificBlackDuck #duckling

A female Superb Fairy-Wren to enhance your #WrensDay

#OzBirds #WildOz #Wildlife #Birds #Brisbane

A female Superb Fairy-Wren to enhance your #WrensDay

#OzBirds #WildOz #Wildlife #Birds #Brisbane

It was wet today, but I still managed a couple of bird photos this morning before work.

A Striated Heron down by the ferry terminal, and a couple of Australasian Swamphens sharing a worm, and their chick standing nearby.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #StriatedHeron #AustralasianSwamphen

It was wet today, but I still managed a couple of bird photos this morning before work.

A Striated Heron down by the ferry terminal, and a couple of Australasian Swamphens sharing a worm, and their chick standing nearby.

#bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #StriatedHeron #AustralasianSwamphen

Backyard wallaby has been hanging around a bit lately, and it's obvious why.
That's a very full pouch!

#macropod #SwampWallaby #AustralianWildlife #WildOz

Backyard wallaby has been hanging around a bit lately, and it's obvious why.
That's a very full pouch!

#macropod #SwampWallaby #AustralianWildlife #WildOz

And when leaving work today, I found another set of Bush Stone-Curlew chicks! These ones were over near the carpark I park in.

You can see how well their colouring matches the kinds of environments they prefer.

#Bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #BushStoneCurlew

And when leaving work today, I found another set of Bush Stone-Curlew chicks! These ones were over near the carpark I park in.

You can see how well their colouring matches the kinds of environments they prefer.

#Bird #AustralianWildlife #WildOz #BushStoneCurlew

While out on my inaugural Bird Count (for this years Great Aussie Bird Count), I found TEN (10) fresh Pacific Black Duck ducklings and an attentive mother-duck.

So of course, I had to take photos.

#WildOz #Bird #AustralianWildlife #PacificBlackDuck #duckling

I stopped to count the frogs this morning, and there was an extremely tiny one (about 1cm long).

These two shots are taken at the same distance (approx 2.9m away) and cropped the same amount. The one on the left is the tiny tiny frog, and the right hand one is a regular sized Dwarf Tree Frog (approximately 3cm long).

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #EasternDwarfTreeFrog #frog

I stopped to count the frogs this morning, and there was an extremely tiny one (about 1cm long).

These two shots are taken at the same distance (approx 2.9m away) and cropped the same amount. The one on the left is the tiny tiny frog, and the right hand one is a regular sized Dwarf Tree Frog (approximately 3cm long).

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #EasternDwarfTreeFrog #frog