American Couple Reacts: Australia's Birds! 20 ICONIC Aussie Birds! FIRST TIME SEEING THEM!!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We LOVE animals but one of us has a giant love for all things Avian! We love American Birds and British Birds but this is our VERY FIRST TIME EVER looking at Australian Birds! 20 Iconic Aussie bird photos with information in this episode! They are all incredibly interesting and much different than others we have seen. Certainly more colors! So grab a cuppa and start off your day with some beauty. Did your favorite make this list? Would you add different species? Let us know. And what is with that Masked creature? If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

[@karritz1542]

I was hoping to see a lyre bird and a cassowary. In my other youtube channel I post bird videos about twice a month. I'm currently working on a video just about Australian White Pelicans. The main reason I started photography was to get reference photos for my art work. I'm currently working on a watercolour of a Superb Fairy Wren. In the most recent video I posted there is a short sequence of a male and female Superb Fairy Wren hopping around together. There is also a sequence of black swans swimming in the lake. I get lots of different birds. Too many to list here. But there are often sulphorcrestedcockatoos and little corellas in them too. And sometimes you can hear them. I enjoyed this video. I'm glad you enjoyed it too.

[@ireneackland8210]

I love our birds! When I visited the states I thought your birds were bland (sorry)

[@wendyfield7708]

Australia does have so many interesting and beautiful birds unique to it, and birdsong goes on all day.

[@wendyfield7708]

British magpies are different, and aggressive and much disliked because theynkill other birds. Australian magpies are loved.

[@julzhunt7790]

Bird watcher, Bird Spotter, Birder, Twitcher are all pretty much the same. Twitchers are more intent on trying to find new species.

[@Nuggettfaz]

One bird that should have definitely been on that list is the Lyrebird. Incredible tail feathers and can mimic just about any sound. From other birds, chain saws, camera shutters, horns, dog barking you name it. They are local to my area and they are worth checking out. There are about 850 bird species in Australia and almost half are found nowhere else. Cheers Big Ears.

[@petethundabox5067]

Absolutely. (Hey, did you know that that "laser gun" sound is their natural call?) This is a good audio video of one that identifies each bird call. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jobZh6ahrraHqqc

[@chezzachezza7325]

Omg yes 🙌 they are unbelievable 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@mjb7015]

I also live near lyrebirds! They are so beautiful.

[@djlow2398]

Definitely

[@johnparkes9899]

There was recently a thing at Sydney Taronga Zoo of a Lyrebird announcing the evacuation including the siren sounds.

[@PS-Straya_M8]

Can't believe the Cassowary bird didn't make the list. A very unique bird with a somewhat fearsome reputation

[@muchomacho7300]

My guess would be that he hasn't photographed one, but you ladies should look it up, it's beautiful.

[@playlisttarmac]

It is beautiful and dangerous.

[@alastaircollins1145]

Yeah, I'd be shocked if he had photos of a Cassowary in the wild, but he might also have excluded them for not being exclusive to Australia as they're also native to PNG.

[@puttster2003]

AKA The Murder Chicken 😂

[@nathrogers7]

@@puttster2003 *Murder Turkey

[@billjara8715]

I’m surprised he didn’t include the Rosella (Eastern and Crimson varieties), the King Parrot and the iconic and world-famous Budgerigars. You need to check all these out.

[@stephenchigwidden7504]

Especially as the Rosella is a favourite with advertising sauce and biscuits and its probably the best looking bird in Australia 🇦🇺 but I guess he has to go with birds that he has photos of but yes a bit disappointed

[@caskur1]

They have plenty of common Australian birds in the USA budgies for instance but they haven't seen them in the wild where they blackout the skies... but all our smaller parrots are sensational and sadly getting rarer by the year and that is completely unexceptable and criminal in my view.

[@caskur1]

@@tracypoynter9287 and soon we will be known for the people who extinct its bird species... and I for one am very angry about that.

[@basilpunton5702]

​@@caskur1 We have not done any thing as bad as the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, or the Great Auk, both of which were hunted to death. Be grateful that many people are trying to help species survive. Australia is one country were people are concerned about species survival and do something about it. Do not get angry, just work to assist.

[@basilpunton5702]

​@@tracypoynter9287 Rosella's were originally called Rose Hitler's. First seen by Europeans at Rose Hill.

[@michaelsinclair8018]

I'm a British immigrant now living in Sydney. The amount, S I Z E and colour of the birds here really astounded me. My first introduction was the Ibis in the Sydney Botanic Gardens. I'm 183cm and they come up to my knee. Also, the sounds of the dawn chorus are completely different. I have cockatoos, kookaburras, Rainbow Lorikeets and magpies near my home and it is L O U D and really melodious. Look up "magpies warbling" if you want the effect.

[@msidiotbox2570]

My Dad had an Australian animal book from his childhood (1920's) that referred to the Australian Magpie as "The Warbling Crowe". I have a couple that live in the front yard of my home and I love their caroling.

[@jpah8944]

Not called Ibis here, called Bin Chicken.

[@msidiotbox2570]

@@jpah8944 Not everyone "here" calls them that. I still call them Ibis.

[@jpah8944]

@@msidiotbox2570 communist!

[@travisSimon365]

Yeah, when you watch bird enthusiasts, they will often say things like, 'the spotted-tailed flying purple wren can be seen in many parts of the country', and I'm just like, yeah, OK, whatever. But one thing I love about Australia is that you really do see a lot of these birds on a regular basis. I probably see a flock of cockatoos sitting in someone's yard in my neighbourhood at least once a fortnight. Maybe more.

[@rocketfishstudios-facebook4758]

The easiest way to see a Kookaburra is to start a BBQ lol.

[@d.robertdigman1293]

Or to have a sausage in bread in your hand!

[@cgkennedy]

Kookaburras are the largest kingfishers. Galahs are pink parrots.

[@lesliedavis2185]

Always have extra for the kookaburras

[@rocketfishstudios-facebook4758]

@@lesliedavis2185 Ahh yes, never overlook the Kookaburra BBQ tax lol

[@susanupton8922]

@@TheAussief1 Probably why they thought they sounded like monkeys, lol

[@myopinion69420]

there is a very good reason why the kookaburra 'sounds like a monkey', its because in a lot of jungle movies the monkeys you hear are actually kookaburras (usually added in afterword's, but occasionally because the movie was shot in Australia)

[@Aoderic]

They'll use it for jungles all over the place, and for me it always take away from the immersion when I hear a kookaburra "laugh", in a movie that's supposed to take place in Africa or South America etc. It's similar* to the Pacific Tree Frog, the one that say "ribbit" (many just assume that's how frogs sounds everywhere) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZbak5aGaKynnJo And the Loon call, because I has that iconic eerie sound kzbin.info/www/bejne/anaxf62grp2EoLc *the missuse, not the actual sound

[@michaeljackson5987]

It's also an introduced species in many parts of Australia. Harming many native species.

[@conspiracypanda1200]

​@@Aoderic​ I understand this completely. As an Aussie, nothing ruins an alien planet space jungle more than a god damn kookaburra suddenly going off in the distance!

[@scottd8108]

Kookaburras are kingfishers so the beaks are for eating small lizards and snakes. If they are used to people you can sometimes feed and pat them.

[@gbreslin6635]

The Kookaburra does not sound like a monkey except in the most general way. It 'chortles' or 'cackles' or 'laughs' and all of this. It is heard on numerous American films (because someone heard it and wanted something unusual to suit the film). Good ole Google says the average height of an Emu is 5ft7inches (for you Americans). A very good description of Old Man Emu is done by John Williamson. Enjoy :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaLKdoGHgdyHZ6s

[@colcornish5704]

The Magpies dawn chorus makes you so happy to be alive. Its beautiful

[@janedwards6726]

And butcher birds. I love their song, too!

[@elizabethscott7660]

One that many people seem to not recognise is the Currawong. As magical as the Maggie.

[@janedwards6726]

Yes!

[@alisonfaruk3329]

So true, I love the maggies call. :)

[@amisedai942]

I love the Maggie’s and Currawongs in the morning😊

[@furphy99]

A great list of iconic birds. I think these were probably more common to the photographers part of Australia. Coming from Victoria, I would add to that list the Superb Lyrebird (a bird that can mimic everything from babies crying to chainsaws), the Eastern Rosella (famous for being the emblem of Tomato Sauce), the Crimson Rosella, the Brolga, the Little Penguin (yes, it is a bird!), the Helmeted Honeyeater (the State bird), the Bell miner or 'Bellbird' (which makes the 'tink' sound of bell in the bush), the Wattlebird, the Peregrine Falcon (they nest in skyscrapers of Melbourne), the Silvereye and the Australian King Parrot.

[@cathyauscat4746]

The black cockatoo is definitely missing, lyrebird and cassowary. I think you need to find a list of the birds that also give you an example of the sounds they make. I love hearing the Kookaburras sing every morning. It makes me feel so at peace and at "home". My dad's favourite was always the Willy Wagtail. I've never heard or seen the Gang Gang Cockatoo before.

[@moonwatcher0197]

Yeah the first time I heard of a Gang Gang Cockatoo was because I brought myself a big book all on Australian birds, so I came across it in the book. But yeah I think Black Cockatoo, Lyrebird and Cassowary are the most prominent that are missing from the list

[@allangibson8494]

Home is having a pair of kookaburra’s sleeping on a Hills hoist in the backyard…

[@MrsBazzy]

Absolutely the Black Cockatoos I always get so excited if I hear their call...stunning, stunning birds

[@arachnarmidillidia]

The eclectus parrot is definitely missing as well. They are unique because the female is beautiful, but looks completely different as well. Look at some photos, you'll see what I mean

[@cathyauscat4746]

@@arachnarmidillidia yes they are gorgeous. We were feeding them cashews last time we went camping on The Great Ocean Road.

[@Cant_prove_god]

…oh, and the Powerful Owl. They are huge and beautiful.

[@danielaguiar7756]

You can see a surprising amount of these in the suburbs of Melbourne (namely Sulphur crested cockatoo, rainbow lorikeet, magpies) I would add to the list: Black and red cockatoo Rosella And how he didn’t include the Cassowary (basically a living dinosaur) is inexcusable. Btw, I’m a tour guide in Melbourne, if you ever want any inside info (or to plan a trip here) let me know 😊

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thanks for the info!!

[@petethundabox5067]

Nice little list. PS. My mate is a tour guide here in Melbourne too. Melbourne Historical Crime Tours (walking tours in the CBD and Fitzroy)

[@gwendixon74]

I was going to say wheres the cassowary as well

[@urizen7613]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow Go and look up the cassowary. If you don't it might get angry and you really don't want that!

[@cgkennedy]

​@@gwendixon74 The cassowary is only found in Cape York Peninsula. Bin Chickens are Strawnecked Ibis.

[@dmbassett]

A shame that he didn't play the sounds these birds make. That is the most amazing thing about Aussie birds. The song of the magpie, the screech of the cockatoo, are iconic Aussie. You absolutely know you are in Aus when you hear them..

[@justinotherguy-ed1it]

A magpie family will nest in the same tree every September (swooping season)and if you don't make friends with them they will remember and pass down info to the little ones.

[@geoffprice5357]

Indeed, you make yourself known as belonging the the area, your pretty safe, not always, but mostly. Love them, A great early morning call.

[@Unbronzed_Aussie_Laura]

Oh.... Princess Parrot, Superb Parrot, Red Rumped Grass Parrot, Rosellas ...... look up Australian parrots... there are so many. Butcher Birds, Currawongs, Jabiru, many finches...... you'll be in your element Natasha

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Early this year I saw a Bin Chicken and a Bush Turkey having a fight on a path alone the Brisbane River. What made it hilarious was a Bush Curlew (who scream at night) looking on closely and stoically like a boxing umpire.

[@sunisbest1234]

OMG, the Curlew! Absolutely freaked me out when I first heard it as a kid, when we moved to FNQ. 😂 sounds like screaming ghosts at night! ( that's what I thought as a kid, anyway.)

[@NewFalconerRecords]

@@sunisbest1234 Such an eerie sound, the stone curlew. They call it the "death bird".

[@sunisbest1234]

@@NewFalconerRecords Yes!!!! The eeriest sound I've ever heard!

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

@@sunisbest1234 Nothing has a more terrifying scream. I remember drinking cheap wine on a beach on North Stradbroke with mates during school holidays when I was 16is then trying to find the parents rental holiday house that I'd need to sneak into when all of a sudden one stood right next to me and SCREAMED it's head off. I ran and slept on the beach! I know now they're harmless but still, wasn't a fun experience.

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

And no the Bin Chook and Bush Turkey did not hurt each other. They just jumped about weirdly and the Curlew got right among them with a lot of authority.

[@simoned5130]

From a fellow bird nerd, I can't believe there were no grass finches in this list? The Zebra finch is iconic, as is the Gouldian finch, but there are so many gorgeous Aussie finches. They're the size of sparrows and just lovely. Their sounds are lovely too. Please please look up Australian finches!!

[@jpah8944]

I'm guessing he's not in the areas they are found. Zebras are way out in the outback, Gouldians in the NT and WA.

[@brokensuave]

I love hearing the distinct Finch sound above the din of all my local birds. They all have preferred time slots, different times of day when one might be the majority of the bird sounds in the area. Theres lovely overlapping periods with all the cute little grassy species are hopping around and darting back to the safety of shrubs, where Finches can be heard 'across the playground'. And then later it might be Currawong hour, and theres Friarbirds hanging out in the back ground. I love the sound of all the bird life that we just take for granted all too often.

[@Jordy120]

Nice selection by the fellow Aussie. Check out: The Australian King Parrot, OH!! The Budgie (Budgerigar), the Lyrebird (find a channel that has recorded their sounds), Cassowary, Pigeons like the Royal Pigeon and the Crested Pigeon, Kingfishers (other than the Kookaburra). There SO many more it's ridiculous.

[@Jordy120]

D'oh...forgot to put in the Pied Currawong (lovely song) & check 'when Magpies attack' in Australia.

[@brushe8025]

There is an episode of QI where all of the buzzer sounds are made by a lyrebird

[@shaneberryman]

butcher birds to. they have a wonderful song to.

[@jasonfield8823]

what about the rarest cockatoo.. the red tailed black..

[@jasonfield8823]

@@Jordy120 yup. luv their song, but.. F magpies. the birds and the AFL team..LMAO JK.

[@imogenalexandra7691]

Id love to see on the list or if you wanna look them up -lyrebird -rosella (there’s is about 4-5 variations of rosella, ect. Eastern, southern) -king parrot -yellow tailed black cockatoo -cassowary -rose ringed parrot -red winged parrot -mulga parrot -Azure Kingfisher -rainbow bee eater -gouildian finch Are some of my favourites!

[@debman142]

Our Magpie's call is understood to be the most musically complex call. It is really amazing to listen to and is just a natural feature of the Aussie soundscape . In my area the Magpie call, the sulphur cockatoo call, the kookaburra, and the Bellbird just makes me feel at home.

[@theray1319]

Plus all the different types of magpie sounds. Warbling (damp cloth cleaning a window) Territorial singing (dawn chorus) Danger warnings (shrieks... Dad's final "get off my lawn" and seconds later our "WTF??") and the kids after begging for a feed (mah-um, mah-arm, mah-ar-um) Don't get my started on Whipbirds and Butcherbirds

[@Dawnoftheshadowfores]

emu's are huge - equivalent of ostrich - can be over 6 foot tall. masked lapwings are also called "plovers" and they suck so hard (I call them the devil spawn choir - because they love to sing at 2am in the morning). kookaburras, parrots are everywhere

[@danielalexander5433]

You'll have to check out the lyrebird, watch a video so you can hear it rather than just a photo. It can imitate anything it hears from chainsaws to drills. A lost child was once rescued in the bush because one of the seachers heard what he thought was a child crying and it was actually a lyrebird so he realised the child would be in the area because the bird was imitating the child. True story.

[@professornuke7562]

I'd go camping at a place called Murrundindi near Melbourne where I live, and you'd hear car horns and car alarms being armed or set off, when we were the only people in the forest. We'd hear whipbirds in a place that had had no whippies there in 20 years. Lyrebirds. Those things are like the Fairlight Instrument. Australian, and perfect mimics.

[@ethandoingstuff1433]

dunno about poems about magpies. they’re pretty awesome though. many Aussie’s have personal relationships with their local magpies, butcher birds, kookaburras, minas, and many others. People hand feed them, and magpie parents teach their young how to behave around humans, before they are forced to leave home after helping their parents raise the newest season of young. The wedgetail eagle might look like the juvenile american eagle from a distance but they’ve got a wingspan of over 2m (7ft), and they hunt land mammals. The willy wagtail is one of my favourite birds, it will defend its territory from birds that can be more than 10x their weight. One aboriginal language calls them a “Djiti-Djiti”, which, when said out loud, is exactly how they sound when they make an alarm or territorial call. The Lapwing, also called a plover, is an amazing fighting bird which will actually hit people in the head with their wings that have BONES growing out of them in spurs. They are amazing parents, but due to roads, its not often that you see a parent pair managing to get more than one out of 3/4 chicks into adulthood. Thanks so much for enjoying our birds!

[@jacobwansleeben3364]

"Willie Wagtail" sounds like a creature from Pickmin 😁

[@kennethdodemaide8678]

Fun fact: All of the world's song birds originated in Australia. Kookaburras are the largest of the kingfishers. Our magpies are not true magpies but are closely related to butcher birds. They are very intelligent and are not afraid of humans. We have lots of bird species where I live. There is a small lake at the edge of town which has more than 30 species living there. We have lots of parrot species which appear at different seasons. He has only touched on a small sample of birds. The most iconic of Australian birds is the budgerigar which is known worldwide.

[@EileenGoehring-lb8hy]

You are very lucky 🙂🕊️

[@cgkennedy]

I think they call budgies parakeets in the USA. My favourites are the Tawny Frogmouths, they come around my area often.

[@normandiebryant6989]

In fact, many humans are afraid of magpies, instead. They swoop on anyone passing by their nesting trees during spring.

[@mehere8038]

@@cgkennedy which is dumb, cause parakeet is the group, not the individual. There's a tonne of parakeets in the world, especially from South America, many of which they keep as pets there, so it just confuses everything when they reject the Aboriginal name & try to impose their own, imprecise name on the budgie. Even other suer common pet birds, such as Indian Ringnecks are parakeets. Basically parakeet just means "small parrot" That is confusing though, cause there's exceptions, such as cockatiels are in the cocky family, not the parakeet family & lorikeets are also not parakeets, cause parakeets have to eat seed, but apparently parrots don't have to, so lorikeets are parrots, not parakeets, even though most birds of their size are categorised as being in the parakeet family

[@cgkennedy]

The US calls the budgies parakeets. You need to Google lyrebird, a brilliant mimic.

[@coasterblocks3420]

I live 9km from the city centre at Nundah on the Northside of Brisbane. Around my place I often see rainbow and scaly breasted lorikeets, sulphur crested cockatoos, galahs, little corellas, pale headed rosellas, crimson rosellas, King parrots and the occasional red tailed black cockatoo, and yellow tailed black cockatoo. Wow, that’s just the parrots around home! There’s also drongos, kookaburras, rainbow kingfishers, magpies, peewees, butcher birds (which have a visceral hatred of Kookaburras), Willy wagtails, noisy minors, Australian crows, stone curlews, masked plovers, Superb Fairy Wren, Red Backed Fairy Wren, wood ducks, pelicans, Australian Ibis, straw necked ibis, black swans when the local seasonal lagoon is full… And there’s many more I often see but you get the picture. You’ll be amazed at just how many different bird species there are in Australia. Parrots and pigeons first evolved in Australia then spread around the world and we have an enormous number of song birds.

[@beardedchefau]

Willie wagtails are awesome little birds, they love to follow you around when mowing the lawn to pounce on any bugs or insects that disturbed by the lawn mower just the way they act is adorable and kinda like they are so proud of themselves

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

They are soooo cute!!!

[@petethundabox5067]

It's the totam animal for the Bungalong tribe (Nth NSW) and their mythological method for relaying information over distances.

[@gwendixon74]

we have similar in new zealand called fan tail

[@coolhandluke1503]

@@gwendixon74 We have fantails in Oz, hard to tell who's who when they hang with the wagtails. Wagtails are generally slightly bigger, darker and are more charismatic

[@fender282]

I love seeing them get attitude with peewees(magpie larks) and for their size, I love seeing them chase away magpies by pecking at their backs

[@WraithW69]

Like others, am amazed no mention of budgerigars, King Parrots & Roselllas, also no mention of the iconic Lyrebird which can mimic the sound of basically anything from ringing phones, chainsaws, car alarms etc. well worth checking out a vid on Lyrebirds

[@victoriagill1588]

The lyrebird is soo iconic. I wish he had the bird call of half of these birds. Some are so vocal

[@bencodykirk]

It was great hearing the kookaburra in the background though!

[@victoriagill1588]

@@taliesinllanfair4338 such a wonderful sound. I have spent the last 3 weeks in various alpine locations in Victoria and have had the kookaburras and Currawong singing to me. I also dodged a lyrebird on the Mt Stirling circuit road. He was zippy! Lol

[@FaerieFenergles]

Emus can grow up to 6.5 feet and weigh 121 lbs. They're cheeky buggers! They'll pinch a bag of potato chips out of your hand when you're not looking. They're really fast runners. My favourite Aussie bird is the magpie. They have the most beautiful song and are extremely intelligent. I used to leave food out in my driveway for them. One day I was late coming home and one of the magpies actually came and knocked on my front door lol 😅

[@RealHooksy]

Emus use the metric system for measuring

[@eloise5060]

Haha, not an Aussie bird but my uni had peacocks and I was sitting a little way away watching them one day while eating a bag of potato chips. One of the males slowly came closer and closer to me until he was right next to me, tail out, STARING at the chips. He even started honking at me when I refused to give him any. Who knew big birds love potato chips so much!😂

[@tomcartmill401]

Emus are also found on the coastal plains of Northern NSw, Along the the grass flats behind the beaches, if there re any left.

[@eloise5060]

@@tomcartmill401 yeah we get them fairly close to the coast in WA

[@aussiewarriorwithbpd9380]

We have one that follows the competitors in the local Parkrun!! (Sunshine Coast, Qld)

[@LeeLeeHere]

Cassowary is iconic. Black cockatoos also. Australia also has a bird of paradise. Love sunbirds Brush turkeys And one of my other favourite birds the Torres Strait pigeon and brolga and white faced herons. You should take a look at the Gouldian Finch for a colour burst. At school we used to throw food up into the sky for whistling kites to grab. You should check out the sounds of the superb Lyre bird

[@fender282]

You've got to be from the north 😀

[@LeeLeeHere]

@@fender282 was it that obvious lol guilty as charged 😃

[@fender282]

@@LeeLeeHere ....takes one to know one. Check out my comments in the live chat

[@kevkoala]

I live on a farm near the bush, so I get a lot of birds here. I have a pet sulphur crested cockatoo who talks and I feed the wild cockatoos that come here. Occasionally I get a few galahs but also crimson rosellas and maybe the odd wood duck or two! The willy wag tails might be small but they're agressive little bastards, especially against maggies (magpies), kookaburras and even a wedgie (wedge-tailed eagle) or two! Magpies are ok but beware the male magpie during breeding season as they swoop! To stop them swooping, you feed them and don't be aggresive towards them as they have good memories and never forget a face! We also get the fairy wrens around here...usually a male with two or more females.

[@michaelwebster8389]

I think it's a good list. Around half of these birds are quite often seen in big cities like Sydney. The Cassowary is probably iconic as well, though it lives in the far north, and is probably the world's most dangerous bird - kind of looks like a dinosaur.

[@AusExplorer]

His list is whack, why include a pelican and not a lyrebird?

[@karritz1542]

@@AusExplorer Maybe he didn't have a good photo of a lyrebird.

[@markrobinson2196]

I live in North Qld and have seen wild Cassowary a few times. Another bird I think he should have included is the Bush Stone Curlew.

[@bronclaire]

Went on a tour in Kakadu National Park (Northern Territory) today - apparently the park holds around 250? (may have that slightly wrong) species of birds which is around a third of all bird species in Australia.

[@kreid2340]

I love kookaburras. I hear their laugh nearly every morning at dawn. Babies sometimes land on my balcony.

[@leannejrobins]

I know it's going to be a good day when I hear a Kookaburra laugh. Always puts a smile on my face 😀

[@marklivingstone3710]

Agreed, the Lyrebird, and my personal favourite the Cassowary should have been on that list. The Cassowary always makes me think, ahhhh, what an emu would look like in drag. I also have a soft spot for the fire hawk in NT, (the only creature on the planet besides humans that uses fire as a tool) and, despite their reputation, the Currawong.

[@uknowispeaksense7056]

The two birds I would have had in this list are the Superb Lyrebird for its ability to mimic any sound. There's a very good David Attenborough vid that shows this. The second is the Cassowary, our most dangerous bird.

[@alphaomega7191]

I feed Magpies and Lorikeets at my house - weirdly the tiny Raibbow Lorikeets bully all the other birds. They are sweet but they rule the yard.

[@carlapocock3849]

We have fairey wrens, willy wagtails, sulphur crested cockatoos, black swans, pelicans, plovers, maggies, rainbow lorikeets, bin chickens, spoonbills visit our backyard and the canal we live on often. The bird I think you might enjoy checking out is the "lyre bird".

[@gwendixon74]

was going to ask if that was the same as a Plover. we have them in new zealand but ours don't seem to have the mask😊

[@gregorturner9421]

should add, listen to the lyre bird as its imitation skills are beyond insane.

[@tankgirl1958]

I was told a story about Willie Wagtails by an indigenous elder when I was a kid. He told me never to tell a secret around a Willie or to speak ill of the dead because the Willie is close to the realm of the dead and he will tell them what you said, as for the secret, they will tell your enemies. I love Willies, they are a regular visitor to my backyard, along with magpies, cockies, galahs and rainbow lorikeets, on the rare occasion a King Parrot appears

[@jayemes1552]

Our Wedgetail Eagle is bigger than a bald eagle. I see at least half of these birds in my neighbourhood every day on the east coast. It's quite the symphony at dawn and dusk. You should watch a video about Australian bird sounds. There's so many unique ones and I agree with this guy - the magpie warbling is the most beautiful sound though they make other calls too. I also love hearing Bellbirds in the bushland.

[@fender282]

Good call..they do sound like tinkling bells

[@brontewcat]

I do love the sound of bell birds.

[@davidcorrie4794]

Same here on the outskirts of Melbourne

[@gregoryparnell2775]

They are actually a bit smaller than the bald eagle from my understanding.

[@jayemes1552]

@gregory parnell Doing some further research it appears that they are very similar size but the Bald Eagle is slightly heavier. The Wedgetail has a slightly bigger wingspan.

[@Chomp_Fllangin]

We just call the masked lapwing a plover. I never knew it had another name.

[@wendyryder2708]

Hi Ladies! I’m a new subscriber from Down Under! I think it’s ironic that 8m watching your video about our birds, as my husband has gone away on a trip with some people, photographing birds! He will be away for a month! He has already told me had found at least two new species of birds! It his hobby now that he has retired! Thank you for this! Love your channel! Peace and Blessings from Australia.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Wendy, welcome!! How cool is that!?! Tell your hubby we are jealous!! ❤❤

[@peterglennkelly3885]

Hello girls, love your work. I used to live in Canberra (pron "Can -bra"). My wife and I used to feed them so they hung around. I spent a lot of time outdoors rebuilding a car and I am sure ended up as the main entertainment for a few of these birds. The Kookaburras used to sit on power lines watching me and would laugh every time I dropped a tool, skinned by knuckles or hit my head on the car bonnet. The magpies were also a hoot. In Oz you either love them or hate them. They would love walking around close to me inspecting the tools and oily parts. I once had one walk under the car and perch on my stomach looking up into the bottom of the motor to see what I was doing.

[@mjb7015]

As much as many people hate masked lapwings, I actually really love their call. From a bit of a distance, I think it's one of my favourite birdcalls, up there with the bellbird, lyrebird, eastern whipbird, and the currawong.

[@suzykeene9298]

I have 5 kookaburras, 2 magpies, a few rainbow lorikeets and the odd cockatoo visit me me regularly for snacks in Sydney

[@robertclothier3597]

Hello ladies. We are blessed with an amazing variety of gorgeous birdlife & tend to take them for granted. I live in the bush & am woken every morning by kookaburras, nature's alarm clock. Years ago we used them laughing jackasses but that term has fallen out of favour. We feed the Rainbow Lorrikeets, crested pigeons & apostle birds every day. The crested lapwing I call a spurwing plover. Every area of Australia has their beautiful species. Most Aussies when they travel overseas are struck by the silence in the forests & scrub in many countries

[@mikesuahtla9826]

Mountain Rosella, coastal rosella, North Queensland cassowary, budgerigar, Australian finches (many colours), Australian king fishers (many types)many varieties of sea eagles and ospreys, many species of hawks, best of all the liar bird that can imitate the sounds of anything. Cheers

[@abekane7038]

We have so many awesome birds in Aus. I hope it stays that way for a while longer

[@ExAussieNavalAircrew]

No list of only 20 birds could possibly cover all the favourites. Just off the top of my head I would add red-tailed and yellow-tailed black cockatoos, eclectus parrot, blue faced honeyeater, spotted pardalot, eastern spine bill, grey fan tail, grey shrike thrush, silver-eye, superb kingfisher, New Holland honeyeater, lyrebird, bush stone curlew and cassowary. BTW, to answer your question an emu stands around 6 ft high. Also, the wedge tailed eagle is the eagle with the world's largest recorded wing span.

[@wilsonmurillopalacio6953]

My favorites the Pelican and the Cockatoo gorgeous creautures. Thank you for the video mujeres hermosas.

[@margaretflounders8510]

Oh Natasha/Debbie, We've just come back from Australia, 10 days ago, we were staying with my daughter who lives in NSW, she also loves birds..We saw her feed the Kookaburra's with minced meat, she placed on a tray, then lo! and behold, mom and dad came flying down, fed, then down came their three babies, which my daughter fed from her hand! What a thrill that was!

[@Emmajaymusic]

I wish she would change to something like chicken hearts- birds can mord easily get a devastating beak disease - often from mincemeat because it sticks to their beaks.

[@abatage]

late to the party but I live on a mountain in the south and every morning my backyard is full of Self-Crested Cockatoos, Black Cockatoos, Kookaburras, Rainbow Lorikeets, and Magpies... I highly recommend finding a video with the songs these birds sing - it's a beautiful symphony and a wonderful way to wake up in the morning =)

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Abatage, we are jealous!

[@brooke_t_olsen]

The masked lapwing is called a plover in Australia. And when it’s nesting season you don’t dare go outside without a stick.

[@evie6530]

List needs to be way longer! Eclectus parrot, rainbow bee eater, scarlet honeyeater, lyrebird, cassowary, kingfisher, rosellas, fruit dove, regent bowerbird, have to hear the green catbird call too... I love our aussie bird variety

[@anthonylittle2396]

Some fun facts to note: Kookaburra is also known as a snake eater because they literally hunt snakes amongst their other prey. They've actually been classified as a member of the kingfisher family. Magpies like most corvids are super intelligent and social. They've been tested solving complex problems like understanding buoyancy and water volume to obtain treats. They also have been clocked remembering up to 100 individual human faces and retaining that recognition fir 20 years. While they're known to commonly terrorise and swoop passers by in nesting season, if you befriend one before nesting season all the magpies in your neighbourhood won't swoop you. They're a highly sociable bird. Wedge tailed eagles are the third largest eagle in the world, and while their head markings might remind you of a juvenile bald eagle, they're significantly larger. In areas where red kangaroos roam (Australia's largest native land mammal where males stand 2 metres tall) the eagles have honed a hunting technique to dive bomb the kangaroo from a great height using their momentum and their 3rd talon to strike and penetrate the back of the skull, crushing the brain stem and killing a full grown dominant male red kangaroo instantly. Rainbow lorikeets are badass birds that even magpies won't mess with. They're known to get into your fruit trees, ripping open the fruit and simply leaving it in the sun to ferment. They come back up to several days later and get stuck into the fermented fruit and become as drunk as lords, hanging off the tree and getting into all sorts of mischief. A flock of drunken rainbow lorikeets is one of the funniest things I've seen. Two rainbow lorikeets destroyed an entire berry tree of mine in a single afternoon. A pity he didn't capture the cassowary, this bird has a fearsome reputation. If you want to see an evolved irritable angry lethal dinosaur, the cassowary is your best bet. You should watch a Davud Attenborough youtube clip on the lyrebird. It has the ability to mimic all sorts of sounds with amazing accuracy.

[@kduncan1981]

except our magpies are not actually apart of the corvidae family, they're apart of the artamidae family of birds, which includes butcher birds.

[@anthonylittle2396]

@@kduncan1981 Thankyou, today I learned something and a myth got busted. They're still super smart though!

[@raychristison5231]

I live on the western edge of the Blue Mountains and we see many of these birds in our yard, including Magpies, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Gang Gang Cockatoos and many honeyeaters. A bird he didn't mention was the Wattle Bird, which is one of my favourites. Nor did he mention our stunning Rosellas or the magnificent King Parrot. I've known Americans who have been freaked out by the size of our birds.

[@kazz3956]

The Kookaburra is not scared of humans, and will fly in and pinch your meat at a BBQ or from your plate, but they have a beautiful call that does sound like a laugh. There is a nursery rhyme for them too Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Merry, merry king of the bush is he, Laugh Kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra Gay your life must be.” Little blue jays are adorable and if you are lucky come and visit in your garden. They are sweet but skittish. I’ve had a pink and grey galah and his name was Oscar. He loved to dance and loved to feed off bottlebrush. The Black Swan is the bird on our WA (West Australian) flag. And now from your video, I wonder if magpies swoop in England or if they only do that in Oz. My hint is talk to them in their non mating season. I usually tell them that I won’t hurt them. They do remember you and are less likely to swoop, and oh if you are riding a bike or scooter, maybe get off and walk past them. I read about that from something the rangers put up in spring and I’ve done this since and have had less issues. There was a wonderful bird sanctuary in Kalbarri WA I remember taking the kids when they were young. Honestly the array of colours were amazing. By the way my AFL team is the West Coast Eagles and at their home games they have an eagle which flys into the crowd before the game. This is Auzzie on the 150th flight before the game kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3mxqJagZqx5jLs Ps I had to look it up but Emus are not small. Their height averages 5.7 feet (1.75 meters). Males weigh 110 to 121 pounds (50 to 55 kilograms), and females weigh about 11 pounds (5 kilograms) more than males. They are are located around where I live and you definitely don’t want to hit them in your car! My husband works for a farmer and they had one on their property just after the fires ripped through in January but they are also in the paddocks from the SW on the drive up to Perth with all of the kangaroos. Beware of travelling at dawn and dusk. That is my tip. Keep safe everyone.

[@Heather.C-kiwi-ninja]

This was an epic video. I am also a huge bird nerd 😊. I have to say my favourite bird was the splendid fairy wren. The robins had incredible colours. The rainbow lorikeets are beautiful too. So many birds to love in Aussie ! Thanks so much ❤

[@mattlivingston2192]

As an Aussie, I have to say that I was surprised by the robins - I did not know we had any of those little guys, let alone such a variety! What else I can say about this list? Kookaburra: This guy is the largest of all kingfishers. Apart from their "laughing" call, they are known to prey on smaller snakes and lizards, as well as fish from your backyard fishpond. Magpie: Our Magpies can be quite territorial during their egg hatching season and will frequently attack people passing by the trees they nest in, occasionally causing real injury. Kids sometimes draw decoy "eyes" on the back of their bike helmets if they have to ride past magpies in "swooping" season. Magpies have a beautiful caroling call which means people love them despite their savage dive-bombing habits. Willie Wagtail: This little fella sings long into the night with a delightful yet piercing, musical song. He's also quite territorial and will dart out in front of people walking past HIS singing position. Emu: You asked how tall they are - typically about 1.8 metres (6 ft). Fun fact... The Australian Army went to war against emus in 1932. The emus won. Tawny Frogmouth: Similar to an owl in habit, but they are more closely related to Nightjars. Masked Lapwing: Also called plovers (perhaps incorrectly, but I don't care), these guys can be even more aggressive than our magpies, though they probably cause fewer injuries. With an awful screeching call, these little shits don't even have the saving grace that magpies do. But there are SO MANY other Australian birds which could be called "iconic" for various reasons. Cassowary: (also known as the "murder chicken") This like a "heavy cavalry" version of the emu. A little smaller but much more dangerous than the emu, with a great horny crest and talons that would put any eagle's to shame, seeing this bird leaves you in no doubt that birds really are dinosaurs! Black cockatoo: At around 60 cm (2 ft), the red-tailed version we get up north is much larger than the Southern Yellow-tailed version. Spectacular beauties, they are. Brolga: A species of crane known for its graceful dances. Budgerigar: This tiny little yellow-faced desert parrot is the original wild type of the domestic "budgie" or parakeet. They occur in groups of several thousand all across the Australian outback. Apparently, these groups are called "chatters". Rosella: Another small parrot - far more colourful than the budgerigar, but less so than the lorikeet. Lyrebird: The most remarkable mimic of any bird I know. Appears on the obverse side of our 10 cent coin - it's THAT iconic! Curlew: A nocturnal bird with a call not entirely unlike the bloodcurdling scream of a woman or child that you might hear in a horror movie. Drongo: A relative of the cuckoo whose name has become synonymous with "fool" in Aussie slang. Little penguin: Formerly known as the Fairy Penguin, the nightly return of these flightless marine birds to their burrows is called the "Penguin Parade" and is a major tourist attraction on Phillip Island. Jabiru: Australia's only species of stork. There are many more interesting birds in and around this magnificent island continent, but perhaps not many more that are worthy of the term "iconic".

[@marydickinson2917]

Wow, I loved seeing all the new birds. Thanks for making learning fun 😊

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Glad you enjoyed it Mary!! ❤❤

[@michaelmcnamara879]

Check out the size difference between your Bald Eagle and our Wedge Tail......the Wedgie makes the Bald Eagle look small...

[@sunisbest1234]

I had the privilege of hosting a pair of Kookaburras in our yard for 7 years. Got introduced each year to their babies. Np hand feeding (only once a day.) Would come when called. Such beautiful, friendly birds! And a great wake up call in the morning.

[@munky1806]

That's unreal. We have had kookaburras in our street before and ive fed them but never anything as intimate as that

[@sunisbest1234]

@@munky1806 it was ! We had a possum box in the tree ( from previous owners) and for 9 months possum slept there, then the Kookas came, gave it a peck on the bum, and it left for them to nest for few months. One cold year, he refused to leave, so they nested few doors down in a gum. ( so I wasn't introduced to the babies). One day I called the Kookas, the adults weren't around but the 2 babies flew over for food. They knew my voice. Amazing experience with those birds! 💖 I miss them, as we moved.

[@elli4210]

So did my parents. I had a young one land on my balcony and I fed it some chicken breast. It first hit it against the railing to kill it, of course.

[@andrewkeir2282]

Duade produces fantastic bird photography videos. He really gets into the weeds with the technical skills and camera and lens reviews as well as sessions out in the bush. He has a real love for bird photography and fir anyone , anywhere in the world interested in bird photography his channel has to be one of the best.

[@rachaelfromqldaustralia8915]

You need to take a look at a video of our Lyrebird. The sounds they make will blow you away. I feed a family of Magpies & bin chickens. I also have drongos, wattle birds & Willie Wagtails that come to visit.

[@sylviagerritsen7975]

You can own Major Mitchell cockatoos, my daughter owns two of them. Our 3 kg dog chases willy wagtails around our yard. Don’t feel soory for the bird, they come in sets of two and tease the dog.

[@ctempleman1401]

And aren't silly enough to be caught.🤣🤣🤣

[@deanmaynard8256]

I see honey eaters every day - and I get visited by about 20 lorikeets every morning - I also see butcher birds, magpies crows kookaburras other parrots Tawny Frogmouths etc. and I live in the inner north of Brisbane - BTW most emus carry their head about level with a human shoulder but some are much taller

[@petethundabox5067]

I do a good Nth NSW Butcher Bird call. They seem to have regional calls. The ones here in Melbourne are way different.

[@fender282]

Out west they are usually at least 6ft

[@sueburn536]

I live in a little town just outside of the main metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia (about 55km/35m from the absolute centre of the city). EVERY SINGLE day I see: Pink & Grey Galahs (a.k.a. Rose Breasted Cockatoo), Australian Ringneck Parrot, Magpies, Australian Ravens, Grey Fantails. About 2-3 times per week, I would see Willy Wagtails, Bronzewing Pigeons, Yellow-Rumped Thornbills, New Holland Honeyeaters, Silvereyes, etc. I have recorded over 100 species in my garden. We are truly blessed with birdlife in Aus.

[@Tully_23_32]

How weird but i was talking to my dad this morning about our Maggies that visit several times a day for food,& said to him how lucky we are in Straya to have the amount of unique birds we have that the rest of the world don't have. I also get Galahs, Kookas, Lorikeets, Rosellas in thd yard for free food &, clean water

[@moonwatcher0197]

My grandpa hand feeds a family of magpies, and I love hand feeding them whenever we go up to visit.

[@Tully_23_32]

@@moonwatcher0197 my dad as well have been able to hand feed them & they sit on his table out the back under awning. They're more tame than our budgies were

[@Duade]

Thanks for reviewing my video, apologies it took so long to comment as I just saw this video. I agree with lots of comments, I really should have included the Lyrebird and numerous others, the issue is we have so many wonderful birds it was hard to include them all. Thanks again, Cheers, Duade

[@AMB3Rjade]

❤️ Magpie 🧡 Bin Chicken 💛 Tawny Frogmouth 💛 Willie Wagtail 💙 Fairywren 💜 Kookaburra 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Those are your favorites in order? Good list!!

[@AMB3Rjade]

@@TheNatashaDebbieShow no particular order 🤣🙃 just favourites in general from the list 😜

[@catballoo8089]

I live in central Victoria and many of this birds visit my garden. The sulphur crested cockatoos are often referred to as the teenagers of the bird world. The fly in large flocks and screech even when in flight! The black cockatoo is magnificent. You must listen to recordings of the lyre bird, magpie, whip bird and kookaburra to really appreciate them. I know there are videos on u-tube. There are so many more for you to check out.

[@andrewcoates6641]

You asked for the English name for what you call bird nerds. The closest one that I can come up with is the twitchers referring to the habit that they develop of turning their heads or eyes to catch sight of just about any bird, but when word gets around of someone spotting a particularly rare bird for this country the twitchers will turn up en mass just to catch a mere glimpse of a foreign bird, usually this occurs during the hurricane season in the USA and the Caribbean when a bird or two get a strong tailwind and inadvertently arrive on British shores. On rare occasions the twitchers have the luck of seeing a bird that tries to settle down and then the bird spotting clubs will organise a tour bus to travel from all parts of the country just to record another entry in their log’s.

[@petermcculloch4933]

We placed feeders outside our bedroom window and every morning twenty plus Lorikeets fly in and treat us to a visual pleasure.

[@SteveCollins-z3z]

The blue wren is a very beautifull common back yard bird along with the rainbow lorrikeet. for the best bird calls you cant go past the lyre bird

[@ElizabethHeinrich]

Rosella parrots and Lyrebirds and budgerigars....gorgeous birds

[@sduckham]

Whenever I leave Australia one of the things I miss the most is the sound of magpies. Kookaburra's are completely iconic and are always wonderful to hear, but maggies are really the sound of Melbourne. If you want to see Galah's and Cockatoo's head to Yarrawonga, literally thousands of them.

[@playlisttarmac]

It was what struck me when I went overseas for the first time too. Where are all the birds. That and in cities, where are all the trees.

[@suemoore984]

Magpies are the sound of Australia! Such an elegant looking bird, and so musical. Willy wagtails are very common as he said, and just such happy birds. In our street we regularly see magpies, masked lapwings, willies, sulphur crested, Major Mitchell's, kookaburras, native ducks, rosellas, corellas, galahs, ibis, honeyeaters, fairy wrens, as well as others that appear less frequently

[@pquodling]

An Aussie here, in South East Queensland - I Live close to bushland - we have magpies that will come into my garage looking for food (Ok, I have a stash of dried mealworms). Sulphur Crested Cockatoos are occasionally pets - I had a friend with one, who would perch on your shoulder, walk down your arm, and then plunge its head into the glass of beer you were drinking - then go hang upside down (drunk) from the clothesline. You sometimes see a flock of 50+ of them We have will wagtails that will come and perch on my hand when gardening. Rainbow Lorikeets - just south of here (at a place called Currumbin) is an animal sanctuary that started out as a bird sanctuary which would have hundreds of them come every day to be hand fed (a mix of bread, milk and honey, as I recall) - prior to the sanctuary opening they would hang out in my Grandfather's back yard, a few miles up the road. Kookaburras, still see them regularly, and you can tempt them with strips of meat - they will grab it, and then whip it against the ground to make sure it's dead (they eat lizards and the like). Someone did a CD with 50 or so Aussie birds - if you search on apple music for "songs of disappearance" or here is a sample on youtube... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWOwYXtvj5Z7q7M

[@MrEnseabee]

Hi Ladies, as a bird loving Brit, I loved this video especially. We have avocets over here (without the red heads), and a pair of Black Swans visit a local lake every year so I count myself quite fortunate. Several of the other species are available to see at Birdworld in Farnham in Surrey, definitely one of my favourite places to go if I am in the area. Keep up the great work, and catch you on Friday.

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thanks so much! We loved this!!

[@allenjones5525]

Black Swans original from Australia and were introduced into other countries during the 1800's. A reserve to the usual situation in Australia some escape and where able to form staple populations: hence why you see Black Swans visiting your local lake. Swan River which runs through Perth was so named by Europeans because of the black swan and the black swan is the fauna emblem for Western Australia.

[@crashq8784]

I see the majority of these around my area, all beautiful birds, even the ugly one. We also have a few different types of falcons around the place, crested pigeons, corellas and more. I love them all, just fabulous. We take them for granted until we hear others react to them - makes me appreciate them even more.

[@davidquick9460]

The video paid homage to the aggressiveness of the Masked Lapwing (Commonly called a Plover) they let you know they are coming in for an attack. The one to look out for is silent death from a Magpie. The first thing you know about an attack (swoop) is the snap of it's beak next to your ear! If you are really unlucky and the Maggie is super aggressive you might have contact on your skull from the super pointy beak or claws. As others have said, make friends with them by feeding them and you won't get swooped...just never ride a pushbike near their nest. Like most Aussie motorists, magpies hate pushbike riders! LOL.

[@bok1080]

I'm from the West Coast, and we have problems with the Kookaburra and the Rainbow Lorikeet here as they were both introduced from 'over east' and they are pests here. The Wren family are stunning little birds, I have both Splendid and Red Winged that nest here every year. For Natasha's info, the Emu is a BIG bird ~6ft tall, and the Wedge Tail Eagle is bigger than the bald eagle (by quite a margin), I have had the pleasure of seeing them 'up close' in the wild. There was a communications site that I visited regularly (for maintenance) where I had to climb the tower and inspect every visit, and there was always a pair of 'Wedgies' that would come in an 'check you out' as you were climbing, and would usually circle a couple of times before getting bored and flying away, so I got to see them up close on many occasions (down to about 10ft away, while they were in flight, wild birds not tame either), spectacular!

[@lindablackley4916]

love the vid natasha u shud do NZ ZEALAND BIRDS AN LANDSCAPE 🐦🐦🐧🐧

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Agreed!!

[@TheCherrykye]

Willie wagtail is my grandfathers animal spirit and to my people if the willie wagtail is wagging that tail and singing they’re telling us that someone is or going to pass away. Also the Rosella is an amazingly beautiful bird.

[@d.robertdigman1293]

The tawny frogmouth has other names as well, including the mopoke or morpork. These names reflect the sound they make. To me they sound like an actual frog announcing "Mopoke! Mopoke! Mopoke!"

[@leechgully]

Actually a mopoke is a different bird . The mopoke is also known as the southern boobook. It's actually an owl species with the small distinctive hooked peak of an owl. A frogmouth is most closely related to a nightjar and has quite a different shaped mouth. It's wide and is used to swallow its prey whole whereas a mopoke has the typical owl beak which it uses to tear apart its prey before swallowing like a raptor.

[@d.robertdigman1293]

@@leechgully Wow, thank you! I've always been under the impression that they are one and the same! This checks out. It's good to have mistaken ideas corrected!

[@Happiones]

​@@leechgully I though the owl family was a raptor.

[@Reneesillycar74]

I live in suburban Sydney & we get quite a few beautiful birds; Lorikeets eat my grapes on my front verandah every season, a residential Tawny Frogmouth, Galahs, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Cockatiels, Kookaburras, Masked Lapwings, Bin Chickens, Willy Wagtails, Peewees, Magpies, Superb Fairywrens & many more. My favourite bird songs are the Magpie & Kookaburra. It’s hard not to smile when you hear our laughing bird 😁

[@thisnametaken3735]

I teared up at the first bird. The blue fairy wren was my late mother's favourite bird. The number of photo's and painting's she had of them was legendary in our family.

[@geoffmaloney2717]

I live in a bayside beach suburb about 20 kilometres south west of Melbourne CBD, it is on a huge wetland that streches about 25 kilometres to the south along the bay. We have a huge flock of sulphur crested cockatoos who make the worst racket at sundown, that my 18 month old grandson absolutely loves. We also have a large variety of wrens, magpies (the most beautiful call of all the Australian birds), but watch them, they will swoop you in springtime if you are near their young. In the shallows at the bay beach we have many black swans and pelicans. We have migratory birds to the wetlands, some come from as far as Russia. It is a real treat to live in this part of Melbourne.

[@mithrasrevisited4873]

They used the Kookaburra in Jungle movies that is why you think they sound like a monkey

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Oooooh!!!! This makes sense!!

[@victoriagill1588]

The opening of Indiana Jones! 😂

[@michaelmclachlan1650]

@@victoriagill1588 And "Creature From the Black Lagoon" as well!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

LOVE Creature From the Black Lagoon!

[@mikeleonard2038]

I have had the privilege of having a Spangled Drongo spend quite a bit of time at my place over a 6 week period. This bird has crests above each eye that run towards its back. Its colour appears black until it gets in the sun and then can reflect blue and green. I like this bird because of its cheeky character and that it always seems happy as it spends most of its time singing. These birds will mimic other bird calls and then mix all these different calls into a beautiful song. King Parrots, Blue faced Honey Eaters, Scarlet Honey Eaters, Rainbow Bee Eaters, Red Rumped Parrots, Blue Wrens, Red Wrens, Different Finches etc are all notable birds we get regularly in South Queensland that are not on this list.

[@deanmaynard8256]

Of course he left something out about the magpie! Yes their song is amazing but for about 1/4 of the year they will try their best to kill you!

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Minor detail 😂

[@annthompson1375]

Only if you have somehow managed to annoy it They remember you forever

[@deanmaynard8256]

@@annthompson1375 or if they don't know you!

[@james4680]

Budgies are a native Australian bird found in pet shops and homed as pets all around the world .They can be found in massive groups of thousands . . I love you guys and your reactions giday from Newcastle Australia .

[@stephenpage7974]

Hey Girls, one of the joys of our birds. My wife and I actually hand feed a family of magpies and on a daily basis feed approximately 100 Rainbow Lorikeets.

[@kiahmadison8541]

Where I used to live I had a gumtree outside of my window. Everyday Ii would wake up to Rainbow Lorrilkeets feeding. I miss them. 🌈

[@brettbridger362]

Good spotting on the raptor-like claws on the kookaburra. It's a member of the Kingfishers and eats snakes, lizards, rodents, etc.

[@davidstafford9199]

Parrots have not been well represented in this video (apart from cockatoos). If you get a chance, have a look at a scarlet chested parrot, a mallee ringneck or any of the rosella family. Another group not in the video is the Australian grass finch family. One of these, the Gouldian finch, would have to be one of the most colourful birds in the world. Another supremely colourful little character is the rainbow bee eater.

[@elli4210]

I live

[@robandgail7793]

The yellow and also ted tailed black Cockatoo........ The Azure kingfisher........ The cockatiel...... all amazing birds as well

[@barbararowley6077]

You’ll have no problem at all seeing - and definitely hearing - most of these birds and more. If you’re liking the colourful parrots, then check out Rosellas. Yellow tailed cockatoos are also gorgeous, and huge. I can’t believe Gouldian Finches didn’t make the list! Zebra Finches are lovely too. Lyre birds are iconic, of course, as are cassowaries. Emus average about 5’7” in height, but are often over 6’. Cassowaries are slightly shorter, as the third tallest bird in the world (ostrich and emu are numbers 1 and 2). Kookaburras are a type of kingfisher, though they predominately eat snakes. Wedge tails are huge - about 3’ tall, with a 9’ wingspan. They can - and do - fly off with lambs. We have peregrine falcons here too, often nesting on tall buildings in cities. Bell miners aren’t much to look at, but their call sounds like a clear and lovely ringing bell. They’re very aggressive to other species of birds though, driving them out, so that gorgeous sound is often a sign of an unbalanced ecosystem. Our magpies are extraordinarily intelligent, as well as having arguably the most beautiful song of any bird. But some of the males swoop extremely aggressively during breeding season so the only real tradition we have around them is wearing hats. For some reason bikes inspire the most dangerously aggressive behaviour, and you’ll see bike helmets festooned with cable ties to keep those sharp beaks at bay. Fortunately it’s only for a few weeks a year, but swooping season can be very unpleasant indeed. One male in my home town decided to go for people’s eyes, and had to be put down after several serious attacks needing eye surgery. BTW, this isn’t a drop bear style myth, I’m sure there’s no lack of helmet cam footage of attacks on KZbin. Tawny Frogmouths are a type of Nightjar, rather than owl, and you really must see them camoflaging. It’s incredible just how much they can look like a broken branch when they want to. My favourite bird, I must admit. We also have penguins. If you do visit, please make the effort to go to Phillip Island, not far from Melbourne, and enjoy watching the Fairy Penguins come back to their burrows after a days fishing. You’ll probably see some seals too. And whales, depending on the time of year.

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The caroling call of the magpie is absolutely gorgeous to hear, and a joy to wake up to. Highly recommend you find some audio of them. They have regularly been voted Australia’s favorite bird, but keep your head down in September when they’re nesting, as the males are notorious for swooping from behind in defense of their territory. On average two or three people lose an eye each year to magpies. I myself lost a chunk of hair and scalp walking to school when I was 5. Still love them, though, and they are incredibly intelligent. Other iconic birds he missed are the lyrebird (beautiful tail feathers and amazing mimics), king parrots, black cockatoos, and many many more.