Thursday, March 26, 2009

Noisy miner

The other day I visited the Rose Garden in the Botanical Gardens once again. Many of these small (24-28cm) birds were active in the garden. I think I have identified them correctly; the noisy miners frequent areas where there is a good supply of nectar and insects. They are found throughout the eastern states and South Australia.

5 comments:

istanbuldailyphoto said...

Cheek by jowl with nature. A great bird picture.

Donna said...

He's such a pretty bird!!hughugs

Gerald (Ackworth born) said...

I always thought they were "minah" birds - my dad was a miner but he never sang!

Gerald (Ackworth born) said...

having done some research now I discover that the "noisy miner" found all over Australia is not the same as the myna, mynah or minah bird more commonly found in India.

alicesg said...

Lovely photo of the bird. Dont think you can see any birds in my blog...lol. I dont have the patience and sometimes I am so excited that I frigthen the birds away...lol. Thanks for your comments in my blog and I have the same opinion as you for that post. Have a nice weekend.