After the Baudins came lunchtime in Narrogin. I had a good look at some
Western Magpies, the race
dorsalis of our Australian Magpie, Cracticus tibicen. The Victorian race,
tyrannica, is the White-Backed Magpie.
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Black-backed Magpie, Cracticus tibicen dorsalis.
Youngster on left, dad on right |
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This is mum.
Black back feathers, edged in white, forming a contrasting scalloped pattern.
[Pizzey & Knight] |
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| Close up of same. |
Then it was on to the Dryandra Woodlands where I camped for a night.
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| Rufous Treecreeper Climacteris rufus |
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Spotted Scrubwren, Sericornis frontalis maculatus
The western race of the White-browed Scrubwren. |
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| Western Gerygone Gerygone fusca |
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| Western Spinebill Acanthorhynchus superciliosus |
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| Brown-headed Honeyeater |
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| Grey Currawong Strepera versicolor plumbea |
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| Inland Thornbill Acanthiza apicalis |
I had been wanting to tick the
Purple-crowned Lorikeet for a long while now and Dryandra gave me the opportunity to do so. They are not the slowest flyers around so to get some on the ground was providential.
Next stop -- Stirling Range.
