Hi I’m new! from Australia

[Stevie]

Hi, I’m new!!! I have already posted a few things about my new baby budgie Stevie. I’m from Queensland, Australia where budgies are of course native to..(not in my area but used to live where there were wild flocks). We have many beautiful birds in Australia and I am also lucky to have them frequent my front and back yard. I love watching birds in the wild and the ones that come to our house for some wild bird mix are just beautiful. Any pet birds that I have had in the past (lorikeet, king parrot, Cockatoo, Cockatiels to name a few) I have always made sure they are part of the family and rarely caged except to sleep at night….here are a few photos of our some of back yard birds, King Parrots, Crimson Wings, Lorikeets, & Sulphur Crested Cockatoos I can often get quite close to take photos but otherwise I have a good long range lense on my camera and waste lots of time taking photos of them, and just watching them….all so cheeky, especially the Lori’s & Cocky’s some of these were taken when we were in a drought and the birds were desperate for water and food. And of course I have included a photo of Stevie she’s just a bubba around 3-4 months old.

 

[SkytheGcc]

Hi!

 

[Shezbug]

Welcome to the Avenue

 

[Oscarbird]

Hi, and welcome to Avian Avenue!
Wow, all of those birds are stunning! You are so lucky to live in an area where you get to see them up close in their native environment.

 

[AussieBird]

Love the king parrot pictures! Some of my favourite parrots.

 

[Stevie]

Hi, and welcome to Avian Avenue!
Wow, all of those birds are stunning! You are so lucky to live in an area where you get to see them up close in their native environment.

Thank you! Yes I am very lucky!!!

 

[Stevie]

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Love the king parrot pictures! Some of my favourite parrots.

Thank you!! Yes king parrots are one of my favs too! Especially the males they are just so stunning!!!

 

[FeatheredM]

Welcome!! What stunning birds, if I lived in Australia, you wouldn't be able to pry me from the window!!

 

[BirdG1rl]

Welcome to the Avenue! Stevie is gorgeous! And, wow, look at all of those stunning backyard birds. You sure are lucky to have all of those parrots visiting your garden! I adored the sulphur-crested cockatoo pictures! They are one of my favourite birds and my dream bird...one day...

 

[zoo mom]

Welcome. Stevie is beautiful.

 

[Zara]

Welcome to the Avenue!

 

[Stevie]

Welcome to the Avenue! Stevie is gorgeous! And, wow, look at all of those stunning backyard birds. You sure are lucky to have all of those parrots visiting your garden! I adored the sulphur-crested cockatoo pictures! They are one of my favourite birds and my dream bird...one day...

Cockatoos (sulphur crested) we just call the Cocky’s or Cockatoos…are a handful to own! They are incredible but challenging. They also do incredible damage to farms and can destroy entire crops of corn etc. but I love them anyway. I cared for a rescue one once which was a lot of fun but also extremely time consuming, but also rewarding.

 

[BirdG1rl]

Oh, wow! You definitely have a lot of bird experience!

 

[Appolosmom]

 

[camelotshadow]

Mom had hundreds of Corella a block away. My friend would feed the pink toos & some others a block away on his land.
Pinks are shy but the corellas are brazen though I enjoyed them!

 

[camelotshadow]

Rowdy Flock enjoying the rain in NSW

 

[Stevie]

Oh, wow! You definitely have a lot of bird experience!

I actually have but mostly larger parrots! I did have a budgie when I was 4 but that was way back in 1981!! I think my mum did most of the looking after with that one!!. I just remember he used to fly round the house all day and then land on my head! I’ve got a photo of it somewhere I should try and find it and post it! I grew up on a farm so lots of animals in general!!!

 

[expressmailtome]

Welcome, and enjoy the site!

 

[QB1rd]

Welcome! I love all your pictures!