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Noisy Friarbird |
Sightings
Noisy Friarbirds were visible and audible around our place south of Narrabri, New South Wales, basically every day, except the coldest seaon. They are often so busy chasing each other, other birds or feeding that it is quite easy to take photos of them. 20 km east of Narrabri they usually come in groups of several birds during spring and summer, when there are large numbers of flowers to feed on. When a single eucalypt tree flowerd in winter, only one bird came to feed on it, while other honeyeaters were present in larger numbers.
The photos below illustrate how they got their local nickname of "Leather-heads".
Photos
Oi mate, you lookin' at me? (click on image for larger version)
Noisy Friarbird feeding on a bottlebrush flower (click on image for larger version)
The same bird as above, different posture (click on image for larger version)
Yet more acrobatic... (click on image for larger version)
Interesting detail: one can look straight through the bird's nostrils (click on image for larger version)
This photo shows the yellow throat of an immature Noisy Friarbird (click on image for larger version)
Nest
Noisy Friarbird bringing nesting material to its almost complete nest (click on image for larger version)
The inside still requires some improvements (click on image for larger version)