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Male Superb Fairy-wren by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

sherrvonne · 05-19-2019, 10:42 PM

Originally posted by photolady95

Yes, you guys down under have parrots and cockatiels walking around in your front yard, roosting in your trees. All we have for color here is the Northern male Cardinal, or the Blue Bunting (which has red and yellow stripes on it) and the Blue Jays that quite bright blue, but we have some nice Baltimore Oriels that are quite pretty too, and the American Gold Finch, which in full mature size is bright yellow with black on it's head . Then we have the flickers, and the Red-Bellied woodpecker plus a Pileated Woodpecker, which is quite large and very colorful. So, not all our birds are drab, just the females are. You just have know where to find them there. The ones above I've mentioned, have been in my yard to my feeders and/or to my bird bath.

I captured a few shots of a blue jay very high in a tree and he was not very blue either... thanks drab blue jay, thanks for being boring.

RobG · 05-20-2019, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by sherrvonne

I captured a few shots of a blue jay very high in a tree and he was not very blue either... thanks drab blue jay, thanks for being boring.

Come to Australia - lots of non-drab birds.

The Blue Jay I saw in Yosemite was quite colourful though. Maybe there's variation from place to place?

sherrvonne · 05-20-2019, 08:15 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by RobG

Come to Australia - lots of non-drab birds.

The Blue Jay I saw in Yosemite was quite colourful though. Maybe there's variation from place to place?

Someday, someday, maybe I’ll get to visit Australia and see some interesting wildlife. So far I did manage to get a cattle dog mix. 😄

RobG · 05-20-2019, 10:08 PM

Originally posted by sherrvonne

Someday, someday, maybe I’ll get to visit Australia and see some interesting wildlife. So far I did manage to get a cattle dog mix. 😄

I'd suggest far north Queensland (Cairns region) and Tasmania. That way you'll see very different habitats to Texas.

Be warned - Queensland is more than double the size of Texas, and Western Australia is a lot bigger!

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05-19-2019, 10:42 PM	#16
sherrvonne Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,975	Originally posted by photolady95 Yes, you guys down under have parrots and cockatiels walking around in your front yard, roosting in your trees. All we have for color here is the Northern male Cardinal, or the Blue Bunting (which has red and yellow stripes on it) and the Blue Jays that quite bright blue, but we have some nice Baltimore Oriels that are quite pretty too, and the American Gold Finch, which in full mature size is bright yellow with black on it's head . Then we have the flickers, and the Red-Bellied woodpecker plus a Pileated Woodpecker, which is quite large and very colorful. So, not all our birds are drab, just the females are. You just have know where to find them there. The ones above I've mentioned, have been in my yard to my feeders and/or to my bird bath. I captured a few shots of a blue jay very high in a tree and he was not very blue either... thanks drab blue jay, thanks for being boring.

05-20-2019, 04:13 PM	#17
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891 Original Poster	Originally posted by sherrvonne I captured a few shots of a blue jay very high in a tree and he was not very blue either... thanks drab blue jay, thanks for being boring. Come to Australia - lots of non-drab birds. The Blue Jay I saw in Yosemite was quite colourful though. Maybe there's variation from place to place?

05-20-2019, 08:15 PM - 1 Like	#18
sherrvonne Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,975	Originally posted by RobG Come to Australia - lots of non-drab birds. The Blue Jay I saw in Yosemite was quite colourful though. Maybe there's variation from place to place? Someday, someday, maybe I’ll get to visit Australia and see some interesting wildlife. So far I did manage to get a cattle dog mix. 😄

05-20-2019, 10:08 PM	#19
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,891 Original Poster	Originally posted by sherrvonne Someday, someday, maybe I’ll get to visit Australia and see some interesting wildlife. So far I did manage to get a cattle dog mix. 😄 I'd suggest far north Queensland (Cairns region) and Tasmania. That way you'll see very different habitats to Texas. Be warned - Queensland is more than double the size of Texas, and Western Australia is a lot bigger!