Birds of Sydney

I have taken all of these pictures of birds in Sydney and have done my best to identify them. My brother is especially interested in birdwatching, so it has been one of my main objectives to photograph as many birds as possible. Within the Olympic Park, there is a "bird refuge" where many birds stop as they migrate up and down the eastern coast of Australia so many pictures come from right down the road. Most of the pictures are from the wild, but a few are from the zoo. This blog (which may be the longest blog known to man) is dedicated to my brother:

White-faced Heron (Olympic Park, about 1/2 km from the apartment)

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Downtown Sydney, muckin' around with seagulls)

Rose-Crowned Fruit Dove (Taronga Zoo)

Rainbow Lorikeet (Taronga Zoo, they are all over Sydney but I stink at taking their picture)

Purple Swamphen (Olympic Park)

Royal Spoonbill (Taronga Zoo)

Masked Lapwing (downtown Sydney)

Magpie-Lark (at the Ferry, neither a Magpie nor a Lark)

Common Myna (downtown Sydney)

Blue-Billed Duck (Olympic Park)

Australian Wood Duck (Olympic Park)

Emu (Taronga Zoo, just walking around)

Black-winged Stilt (Olympic Park)

Australian White Ibis (EVERYWHERE, a scavenger)

Banded Stilt (Olympic Park)

Australian Raven (downtown Sydney, sounds like a dying child)

Australian Pelican (Homebush, our apartment)

Australian King-Parrot (Taronga Zoo)

Little Penguin (Sydney Aquarium)

Believe it or not, there were more birds that I photographed and could not identify...so if you're interested, just let me know!!!