Back Road Birds

Back Road Birds Amateur snapper. Most photos are taken in my large native garden Back Road, Proston SE Qld.

Hoping to inspire everyone to plant native plants for our special birds.

Superb fairywren - when a predator gets too close to the nest, the parent birds will drop to the ground, fluff up their ...
08/07/2026

Superb fairywren - when a predator gets too close to the nest, the parent birds will drop to the ground, fluff up their feathers and scurry around squeaking like a mouse to provide a diversion from the young. ♥️

Little friarbird & Leucospermum. ❤️
06/07/2026

Little friarbird & Leucospermum. ❤️

Little friarbird in the rain. ♥️
05/07/2026

Little friarbird in the rain. ♥️

Blue-faced honeyeater - the young birds have yellow-green facial skin that takes about 12 months to turn fully blue. ❤️
05/07/2026

Blue-faced honeyeater - the young birds have yellow-green facial skin that takes about 12 months to turn fully blue. ❤️

Brown honeyeater are found on the Australian east coast to Bali. Because they eat mainly near, their body weight fluctua...
05/07/2026

Brown honeyeater are found on the Australian east coast to Bali. Because they eat mainly near, their body weight fluctuates daily. To compensate for fluids lost overnight, they can recover about half their body weight in water during just their first hour of feeding in the morning. ❤️

I spy a little Lewin's honeyeater. The adults have distinctive blue-grey eyes, while juveniles have brown eyes. They ...
29/06/2026

I spy a little Lewin's honeyeater. The adults have distinctive blue-grey eyes, while juveniles have brown eyes. They have a rapid, machine-gun like rattle or staccato call. ❤️

Brown honeyeater singing - females always have a pale yellow gape (corners of the mouth) whereas breeding males develop ...
28/06/2026

Brown honeyeater singing - females always have a pale yellow gape (corners of the mouth) whereas breeding males develop a black gape. ❤️

Little friarbirds about to have an altercation - they are noisy and aggressive little dudes! ❤️
28/06/2026

Little friarbirds about to have an altercation - they are noisy and aggressive little dudes! ❤️

Little friarbird - the honeyeaters are back & feisty - now the Winter flowering grevilleas are at their best. 🙂 ♥️
28/06/2026

Little friarbird - the honeyeaters are back & feisty - now the Winter flowering grevilleas are at their best. 🙂 ♥️

Juvenile Olive-backed oriole - they are often confused with female and juvenile Australasian figbirds - the fig birds ha...
28/06/2026

Juvenile Olive-backed oriole - they are often confused with female and juvenile Australasian figbirds - the fig birds have a blackish bill and distinct bare skin around the eye, whereas young oriole have brownish bill and fully feathered face. ❤️

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