February and still little rain...

What can I say about February?  Well, it's still hot and its still very dry, but one thing I am happy about is the return of the Bush Chooks (Brush Turkeys).  They used to be permanent residents here, but a couple of years ago they just vanished.  I have no idea why or where they went, but they are back and not just one, but two pairs.  Now; in many aspects they are a pain to have around as they rip gardens to shreds (less of a problem here) and try to rape the chickens, but fortunately my big roosters Pierre and Marcel appear to have the measure of them and so they haven't caused too much mayhem. I enjoy them as they are such comical characters.  They grunt rather than squawk or cheep and they stick their beaks into everything.  Dymple the Peacock has quite taken to them and often joins their small flock for an amble through the bush along with the Guineafowl.

Allo-allo?

The infamous Bush-chooks return

Regulars (Seen daily)

Australian Magpie
Bar-shouldered Dove
Brown Honeyeater
Bush Turkey
Common Bronzewing
Dollarbird
Double-barred Finch
Galah
Laughing Kookaburra
Little Corella
Magpie Lark

Magpie Lark delousing in the sun

Noisy Friarbird
Noisy Miner

Noisy Miner

Pacific Black Duck

Pacific Black Duck

Peaceful Dove

Peaceful Dove

Pied Butcherbird
Pied Currawong
Plumed Whistling Duck

Plumed Whistling Duck & Rainbow Lorikeets

Rainbow Lorikeet
Spangled Drongo
Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Torresian Crow
White-throated Gerygone

Common (Seen Weekly)

Black-faced Cuckoo Shrike
Cicadabird
Forest Kingfisher

Forest Kingfishers

Grey Shrike-Thrush
King Parrot
White-throated Honeyeater
Yellow Faced Honeyeater

Uncommon (Seen occasionally)

Australian Ibis
Common Mynah

Invading Mynahs

Eastern Boobook
Eastern Yellow Robin
Figbird
Grey Butcherbird
Leaden Flycatcher
Little Friarbird
Purple Swamphen

Purple Swamphen and chick

Striated Pardalote
Wedge-tailed Eagle
White-throated Treecreeper
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo

Rare (Seen once)

Blue-faced Honeyeater
Brown Quail
Channel-billed Cuckoo
Crested Pigeon
Eastern Whipbird
Grey Butcherbird
Little Egret
Olive-backed Oriole
Pale-headed Rosella
White-bellied Cuckoo Shrike
Wood Duck
Yellow Thornbill

48-species, which is about all for now.