Happy March! This month our Bird’s-eye view calendar pinup is the beautiful and understated Black-faced Cuckooshrike (Coracina novaehollandiae). You might see these birds in your garden, at the local park, in farmland, or in urban areas. This Black-faced cuckooshrike is one of a pair that frequent our garden and surrounding houses. I included this photoContinue reading “March – Black-faced cuckooshrike”
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February – Mistletoebird
Happy February! February snuck up on me, hence I’m a little late with sharing this blog with you. The February pinup in your Bird’s-eye view calendar is the delightful Mistletoebird. If you listen out for their high-pitched call, you will hear them around south-east Queensland and elsewhere in Australia about now. We have one thatContinue reading “February – Mistletoebird”
January – Spotted Pardalote
Happy New Year! Hope you’ve had a great start to 2026. If you’re already a follower of my Bird’s-eye view calendar, thank you for being here. If this is your first time with my calendar, welcome! Our pin up for January is an adult male Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus). A key difference between the maleContinue reading “January – Spotted Pardalote”
December – Rainbow lorikeet
Happy December lovely people! The pinup in your bird’s-eye view calendar this month is everyone’s favourite, Rainbow lorikeet. I love capturing these birds amongst the gum flowers. The colours are amazing. I’ve now almost recovered from my two back-to-back birding trips – needed a holiday from my holidays! Both O’Reilly’s and Tasmania were amazing andContinue reading “December – Rainbow lorikeet”
November – Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
Well, we made it to November! Your bird’s-eye view calendar this month features a male yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Zanda funerea). You can tell it is a male because of the pinkish eye ring (females don’t have this). The colour of the beak for males and females also differ. Males have a darker greyish beak, whileContinue reading “November – Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo”
October – Red-browed Finches
Happy October!! It’s hard to comprehend that we are in the 10th month of the year already, where did the time go?! This month on the Bird’s-eye view calendar your pinup is a group of Red-browed finches (Neochmia temporalis). Did you know that a group of finches is called a ‘charm’? I took this photoContinue reading “October – Red-browed Finches”
September – Wood Duck
Happy Spring! This month is a great month for birding in the southern hemisphere, and also the perfect time to see newly fledged birds. Speaking of which, your pin-up this month on your Bird’s-eye view calendar is the Australian Wood Duck (also known as the Maned duck). I took this photo of a beautiful mummaContinue reading “September – Wood Duck”
August – Musk Lorikeet
Hello! Hope your August is shaping up to be a good one so far. This month your bird’s-eye view calendar features the stunning Musk Lorikeet (Trichoglossus concinnus). I don’t know much about musk lorikeets, other than their feathers smell like musk, they are smaller than rainbow lorikeets, and they move fast! Way too fast forContinue reading “August – Musk Lorikeet”
July – White-headed pigeon
Happy July! It’s freezing here (says the Queenslander when it is 14 degrees Celsius), so I hope you are warm wherever you are reading this. This month on your bird’s-eye view calendar we have a beautiful family of White-headed pigeons. This photo was taken from the deck of our accommodation at Bellthorpe Nature Stays lastContinue reading “July – White-headed pigeon”
June – Forest Kingfisher
Happy June! It’s well and truly Winter now and I hope you have all managed to stay well. This month your bird’s eye-view calendar pinup is the gorgeous Forest Kingfisher (Todiramphus macleayii). This photo was taken at Lake Samsonvale, Forgan Cove. It features the female bird of a pair of these kingfishers. She is distinguishedContinue reading “June – Forest Kingfisher”