Noisy miner pair

Frequent visitors to my garden from the eucalyptus forest opposite, these vocal and bossy little birds will drive other honey eaters away, no problem. Here, I caught a pair in the middle of a tussle with another over rights to my Agave desmetiana flowers. I learned that pointing of the bill like this, is an aggressive gesture.
20 cm length

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Patomarazul

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So cute with those eyes! Posted 6 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
  Lion
  
  And completely mischievous ;) Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wonderful! Posted 6 years ago
1. Ruth Spigelman
  
  Lion
  
  They are like the child at school that forever needs sending to the naughty corner ha! 7.20 am Friday here and they're already fired up causing mayhem out in the garden. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Aussie birds rock! Posted 6 years ago

The Noisy Miner

The noisy miner is a bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae, and is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia. This miner is a grey bird, with a black head, orange-yellow beak and feet, a distinctive yellow patch behind the eye and white tips on the tail feathers.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Ruth Spigelman