Later in the day I came across two turtles sharing a rock and doing stretches.

And a Noisy Miner taking a bath, right at the point of impact on the water.

#AustralianWildlife #WildOz #bird #NoisyMinor #turtle

A curious #noisyminor perched itself on the table at the park the other day, #eaststkilda, whilst stopped for coffee and nature gazing.

I’d say, looking for crumbs from my fresh muffin I was scoffing at the time!

It was playing with three others prior.

Another park; #CaulfieldPark later… and #ducks were out paddling in the rain.

Also a trusting #pigeon in mid-step, in #boxhill just yesterday.

#Bless

🦆🪶

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This little crazy critter was pecking at the dried sap on this gumtree.

It’s a #noisyminor. I love them!

It hung upside down for a good while and flitted about flapping its wings, though was in full control and a bird on a mission!

Noticed too, this gum tree had a bulge near the base of its trunk. See last pic. Some may think it an anomaly or even unsightly. I thought it unique and quite appealing.

🙌🦜

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The #noisyminor’s mum has returned with a snack - bless.

Pretty close and they don’t appear too bothered I’m here looking on.

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A #noisyminor babe vocally active this afternoon - it’s parent was feeding it a mo ago but was scared off by a passer-by so I missed videoing that.

But it returned a few metres away in a small tree as I sat on the grass enjoying this summers day.

The noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala) is a bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae, and is endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia.

#altext included.

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Spied on this young (maybe a few weeks out of the nest?) ‘Noisy Minor’. It was trying to settle and sleep.

Managed to get up high, quality not so good as shot with iPhone. But watched this little fella sit, preen and snooze for about ten minutes.

The tree? I think it was a lemon, yellow bottlebrush? Happy to be corrected on that.

Just gorgeous!

#noisyminor #babybird
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