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Post by Hezz on Sept 3, 2012 1:10:54 GMT
The buds are out getting their morning dose of sun, chittering and chattering away, squabbling over the grass heads, ........... and then,.......... silence! We have three smallish birds of prey enjoying the thermals on a daily basis at the moment (I can't get a good look at them to see what they are) but as soon as they start calling the budgies go still and quiet. I am only about 6 steps away, so there is no danger, but the buds don't know that.  |
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Post by Shirls on Sept 3, 2012 5:50:26 GMT
Smallish birds of prey Hezz, could be Kestrels. They are lovely birds, but no doubt would be predatory to budgies! Strange how the buds know.
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Post by Shirls on Sept 3, 2012 5:51:25 GMT
Ooops - do you get kestrels in Oz???
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2012 13:48:40 GMT
is it one of these
Birds of Prey
Brown Goshawk
(Accipiter fasciatus)
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Collared Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter cirrocephalus)
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Grey Goshawk
(Accipiter novaehollandiae)
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Wedge-tailed Eagle
(Aquila audax)
The Wedge-tailed Eagle is a large brown eagle with long-feathered legs and a diamond or wedge shaped tail. The tail shape is prominent when seen soaring. It flies with slow powerful wing beats, and soars and circles at great heights. Click to continue>
Crested Hawk
(Aviceda subcristata)
The Crested Kite is a medium-sized, long-tailed hawk with a prominent crest. The only Australian hawk with a crest. Click to continue>
Spotted Harrier
(Circus assimilis)
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Swamp Harrier
(Circus approximans)
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Black-shouldered Kite
(Elanus axillaris)
The Black-shouldered Kite is pale grey above, with a white head, underside and tail. The shoulders are black., and the wings have black tips. It has a red eye and yellow nostrils, legs and feet. It is often seen hovering with feet hanging down. Click to continue>
Australian Hobby
(Falco longipennis)
The Australian Hobby is smaller than the related Peregrine Falcon. It is dark slate-blue above with dark head. It has white or creamy brown forehead, throat and side of the neck. The underside is rufous brown. The bill is blue-grey with black tip.... Click to continue>
Black Falcon
(Falco subniger)
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Brown Falcon
(Falco berigora)
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Nankeen Kestrel
(Falco cenchroides)
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Peregrine Falcon
(Falco peregrinus)
The Peregrine Falcon is a well-known bird of prey. It is slate-blue above with dark mottling, and creamy buff below with fine black bars. The upper chest is whitish with no dark bars. The top of the head and cheeks is very dark.. The bill is grey... Click to continue>
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
(Haliaeetus leucogaster)
The White-breasted Sea-Eagle is a large white eagle with grey-brown wings, White and grey underside, with wedge-shaped white tail seen in flight. Immatures are dark brown streaked and spotted light brown. Click to continue>
Brahminy Kite
(Haliastur indus)
The Brahminy Kite is a medium sized bird of prey. It is reddish brown with white head and breast. The tail is short with white tip. The eye is dark and the bill is yellow and hooked. Often soaring over beaches, estuaries and mudflats. Click to continue>
Whistling Kite
(Haliastur sphenurus)
The Whistling Kite is a medium sized bird of prey. It has light brown head and underparts, with pale streaks, and dark sandy-brown wings with paler undersides Click to continue>
Black-breasted Kite
(Hamirostra melanosternon)
The Black-breasted Kite is a large dark bird with short, square-tipped tail. This bird is unusual in that it uses stones as a tool to crack Emu eggs. Click to continue>
Little Eagle
(Hieraaetus morphnoides)
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Square-tailed Kite
(Lophoictinia isura)
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Black Kite
(Milvus migrans)
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Osprey
(Pandion haliaetus)
The Osprey has a brown back with white head and belly. The only Australian bird of prey with dark line through the eye. the young have streaking across the chest. Click to continue>
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Post by samwiseg on Sept 3, 2012 18:13:24 GMT
@mick: OMG!  You konw your stuff! Hezz Know what you mean when they do that! Did they go skinny as well?! I remember when Mont used to sit o my shoulder and we used to look out the window together (she would attempt to talk to the tiny birds ;D ) if we had a gull or crow fly past she would sidle round the back of my neck to hide!  ;D |
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Post by Hezz on Sept 4, 2012 1:18:32 GMT
Very, very still, Sam. It was like "don't move and we won't be noticed". I don't think it is actually looking for food - I am sure this is looking for a mate, in which case HE has gotten lucky, or has competition!!!  Mick, I have done all the googling, but can't get a close enough look at them. Even with binoc's. They are a nondescript pale-ish brown/grey and fairly uniform in colour. Is about all I am able to make out. But a very distinct sound. That is usually how I know they're around. One thing I know they aren't - definitely no wedge-tail!! Wedge-tailed eagle are about four times the size of these little guys!! Oh, we have just turned up again!! Lovely to have them around - budgies will have to get used to them! |
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Post by stace on Sept 4, 2012 4:29:22 GMT
Hezz, You'll likely get a lot of different birds from me in Sydney. The brown ones I have here are mostly Wattlebirds, or various honeyeaters, or sometimes the large Koels (they're spectacular though, so you'd spot them). Plus of course, the brown Miners.
It's the butcher birds and the currawongs who've actually staked out my bird and tried to tactically get to him. I have seen a couple of hawks around as well, but so far they've not swooped on the balcony.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2012 4:44:53 GMT
@mick: OMG! You konw your stuff! Hezz Know what you mean when they do that! Did they go skinny as well?! I remember when Mont used to sit o my shoulder and we used to look out the window together (she would attempt to talk to the tiny birds ;D ) if we had a gull or crow fly past she would sidle round the back of my neck to hide! ;D no i dont sam ...lol... i just googled Australian Birds of Prey and coped and pasted the list... hoping hezz.... could find it on the list ...  .. hezz is it this one .... www.ozanimals.com/Bird/Brown-Goshawk/Accipiter/fasciatus.html |
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Post by Nani on Sept 4, 2012 5:55:56 GMT
Aww they actually go silent?
Mine don't do that..well..some do.
The tame ones don't do anything, they just keep chattering and chirping like they don't know who or what is watching them.
The budgies who were always kept as aviary birds-until living with me- make this loud sounding alert call. You can tell they are freaked out as they look up at the bird or thing that scares them...sometimes they call out their "danger danger" calls, but I don't see anything!!
Makes me think about how they would be in the wild-constantly looking out for predators.
We just got some kestrels in our backyard/neighbourhood trees...magnificent birds.
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Post by Hezz on Sept 5, 2012 1:43:13 GMT
They are some kind of raptor (thanks, Mick for trying, I couldn't really say.) They could be any number of northern Australian raptor, but as I said, I can't see it clearly enough to make out any markings. Yes, Nani. They go quiet and very still. Oh after much searching, and nearly running out of battery, possibly a Whistling Kite. www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Haliastur-sphenurus |
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Post by samwiseg on Sept 5, 2012 6:34:01 GMT
Isn't it ironic Hezz how gobby budgies can be when they are secure but as soon as the big boys come along...."wasn't me... I am not here really...me make noise? You're joking!..." ;D |
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Post by sarah*glittergirl2212 on Sept 5, 2012 8:48:54 GMT
How lovely to have them around Hezz even if your budgies don't agree!
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Post by Hezz on Sept 6, 2012 1:50:11 GMT
How lovely to have them around Hezz even if your budgies don't agree! It is lovely, Sarah. The budgies will just have to lump it. They aren't in any danger. |
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You konw your stuff!
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