Birds again - the feathered variety!

[Oldandintheway]

Sorry to be harping on about birds again - but, thought I'd make a list of the identified types I've seen around my new place. There are others, as yet unidentified.

Pelican
Grey teal duck
Black shouldered kite
Brush turkey
Silver Gull
Domestic/Rock pigeon
Crested/Topknot pigeon
Little corella
Galah
Sulphur-crested cockatoo
Rainbow lorikeet
Pale-headed rosella
Kookaburra
Welcome swallow
Willie wagtail
Silvereye
Common/Indian myna
Grey butcherbird
Pied butcherbird
Australian magpie
Torresian crow
Magpie lark/Peewee
Black swan

[Anniemcc2]

Any photos ?

[madelaine]

We definitely need more of your pictures - in exchange we will post pictures of our snow when we get it

[HerMajesty]

So many of those I have never heard of! How lucky you are to have such a variety! Yep....do love pics!!

[meebo1]

I think I have heard of about 3 from that list!

[poppa501]

I think I have heard of about 3 from that list!

Gotta remember its Australia--Land of the strange critters. My question is--How many of them can ya eat?

[FirstGreenIsGold]

I like to see different varieties of birds as well. Sounds like you've got quite the variety, Oldandintheway.

[madelaine]

Gotta remember its Australia--Land of the strange critters. My question is--How many of them can ya eat?

That isn't the important question for Oz. The important question is "how many of them are dangerous when alive or poisonous when dead?"

[Oldandintheway]

That isn't the important question for Oz. The important question is "how many of them are dangerous when alive or poisonous when dead?"

How true hahahha!

I have had the wild duck & I know people who've had the Brush turkey, BUT, most of them are protected, & the rest you need to add a large rock to the cooking pot - when the rock is soft, the bird is ready!!! ie. tough as old boots.

Here are a few Y'tube links to some of the prettier ones & you could always google the others if interested.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgtj4F-XLgg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up3Q6OLcLcQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NdKkFcr5JQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg7nidBpm5A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXA0-YAoo9Q

[madelaine]

I heard that if you cook a Galah that way you throw out the bird and eat the rock