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Beautiful Firetail Beautiful Firetail
I only see them about once a year in my local rese I only see them about once a year in my local reserve and today was the day. #scarletrobin
Glossy Black Cockatoo this morning in Katoomba #b Glossy Black Cockatoo this morning in Katoomba

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Unusual sighting in upper mountains of Square-tail Unusual sighting in upper mountains of Square-tailed Kite. #squaretailedkite. 

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Variegated Fairywren pair Variegated Fairywren pair
Until an hour of blue sky this afternoon we hadn’t seen a fine day for weeks. I’ve taken to birding in the rain and finally tried out my @lenscoat lens cover.  Worked brilliantly.  Some birds seen in Katoomba today included #littlepiedcormorant  with yabbie #easternyellowrobin #commonblackbird #rufouswhistler #yellowtailedblackcockatoo 🦆🦆🌧

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34 species so far in 2021 and I haven’t even lef 34 species so far in 2021 and I haven’t even left my suburb.  It’s been misty and raining forEVER , don’t know how the birds are managing. 
#sacredkingfisher 

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Satin Flycatcher #abcmyphoto #birdlife #birdlife Satin Flycatcher 

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Silver Gull #abcmyphoto #birdlife #birdlifeaustra Silver Gull

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My favourite place to be in Katoomba on an early m My favourite place to be in Katoomba on an early morning. I like being on my own and being meditative and mindful.  I don’t think about anything except listening and looking for birds.  And for the first time in weeks I can actually hear the birds as there were NO deafening cicadas. 😂. #rufouswhistler #browngoshawk #redbrowedtreecreeper #katoomba #thebluemountains
A great early morning at The Gully in Katoomba. D A great early morning at The Gully in Katoomba.  Did you see it featured on Gardening Australia on Friday.  I’m lucky to live a few minutes away and have many a lovely birding morning there. 

Superb Fairywren
Bar-shouldered Dove
White-browned scrub wren
Satin Bowerbird 
Rufous Songlark 

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 #thegully

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Bad pic, but see that bird in the top left? It was Bad pic, but see that bird in the top left? It was a stupid Leaden Flycatcher attacking a Black-faced Cuckooshrike for about 10 minutes.  The latter was peacefully going about its business catching and eating cicadas. :). 

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Swallows this week. Earlier in the week my first Swallows this week.  Earlier in the week my first Tree Martins this year at a local reserve and the 2nd and 3rd the ever present Welcome Swallows at The Gully in Katoomba. 
The gully years ago was a weird race track right in the heart of our small town, but was returned to the natural environment and under the close custodianship to the Gundungurra and Darug Traditional Owners because of their ongoing relationship with this special place in Country.  It’s a great place with lots of Bush but the track is a great circuit that many walk or jog or walk dogs.  You can see the old speedway sign that the Welcome Swallow is sitting on.
#catalina
#katoomba #thegully 

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Happy wrensday Superb Fairywren Happy wrensday 

Superb Fairywren
Sometimes I can go months without seeing a lifer. Sometimes I can go months without seeing a lifer.  And that’s fine by me as I am as thrilled with seeing a Brown Thornbill ever time I bird in Katoomba.  But.... it’s fun when I bird in my town and I see not one but Two lifers within 20 minutes.  It was a happy day. 

#southernemuwren 
#littleeagle

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Black-faced Cuckooshrike Black-faced Cuckooshrike
Brown Goshawk Brown Goshawk
Rare sighting of the elusive Buff-banded Rail in K Rare sighting of the elusive Buff-banded Rail in Katoomba

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Australasian Reed Warblers have moved back into Ka Australasian Reed Warblers have moved back into Katoomba Golf course for the summer.

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Fan-tail Cuckoo – check out the tiny eye feathers Fan-tail Cuckoo - check out the tiny eye feathers that look like eyelashes 

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