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Standoff No, not the standoff it appears to be! In Sri Lanka the cattle egret is as comfortable around the elephants as it is around the cattle here in Australia. Always on the lookout for grubs exposed by the elephants' foraging.

Lyrebird I came across this fellow in the hinterland of the Gold Coast. This is the Albert's Lyrebird - one of two species in Australia. Known for its wide mimicry vocabulary which can extend from the calls of other birds and bush noises, through to human-produced sounds such as chainsaws and...

Hybrid Rosella Uncommon, but easy to spot is this Hybrid Rosella which is a cross between the Pale-Headed Rosella and the Eastern Rosella. This fellow visited me this morning, calling his mate, but she was taking no notice at the time.