I am staying away from the beaches at the moment because they are heaving with tourists, so a couple of days ago while I was feeding the birds in our garden, I decided to get my camera and try to capture some photos of our regular visitors.
This gorgeous currawong and his Mrs have been visiting for a few weeks. I just love his gnarly beak and his yellow eye. He really is a beauty and is quite tame, taking meat from my hand. His Mrs isn't quite as brave, but she lets me get quite close.
Even with a huge beak like this he is so gentle as he takes the meat from my hand.
@olivetreeann You should try and feed the chickadees. Once they get used to you, they get tamer. We have lorikeets and butcher birds that land on our hand and take food from our hand. I wouldn't trust this currawong to land on my hand though he is huge probably about 45 cm (19 inches) in length.
@grammyn Oh thanks Katy. Haven't checked out the TT. I do love these birds and I will have to feed this chap extra meat next time he drops by for allowing me to take his photo.
@olivetreeann You should try and feed the chickadees. Once they get used to you, they get tamer. We have lorikeets and butcher birds that land on our hand and take food from our hand. I wouldn't trust this currawong to land on my hand though he is huge probably about 45 cm (19 inches) in length.
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That’s what I thought it might be. Your subjects do love it.