A bush stone-curlew in the aviary at the Healesville Sanctuary back in 2016.
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A bush stone-curlew in the aviary at the Healesville Sanctuary back in 2016.
A scaly-breasted lorikeet in the aviary at the Healesville Sanctuary back in 2016.
A yellow and green budgerigar at the Healesville Sanctuary back in 2016.
Another close-up of the amazing colours of the rainbow lorikeet at Healesville Sanctuary.
And the final in the 2025 Rowville Australian Pelican series.
The Australian Pelican is truly airborne, it reminds me of Catalina Flying Boats from the 1940s.
There is some serious power needed to lift an Australian Pelican into the air, and only limited clearance.
The Australian Pelican appears to walk on water as it takes-off from the Rowville lakes behind work.
Monday’s pelican takes-off as I got too close. These birds are so big that they just don’t look like they should be able to fly.
A lunchtime walk around the new lakes in Rowville found this Australian Pelican. It was not happy with me walking across the grass to get a better photo.
A rainbow lorikeet at the Healesville Sanctuary. It’s surprising how close they let you get in this safe environment.
An emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, at the Healesville Sanctuary back in 2016.