Daily Photograph - July 3, 2015: Currawong on Alert

It was a toss up between a cute picture of a cockatoo fitting itself into a bird feeder designed for rosellas, or this currawong. The currawong won out, because I couldn't resist its brilliant yellow eyes.

Daily Drawing - July 3, 2015: Improbable Creatures #4

Woke up with this idea, but found it harder to execute than expected. Now I must add 'practice drawing plants' to my list of things to do. I'll add this to the pile of stuff I need to work on. I didn't quite pull it off this time.

CROSS-POST: A Late-Winter Peewee (Grallina cyanoleuca)

A belated cross-post from my writer's blog:

I seem to have a love for these little guys. They sometimes come and perch in my backyard, but they usually don't stay very long, once the camera appears.

This one was enjoying the sun on a cold winter's day,

and then he noticed the camera,

checked it out twice - yup, still there.

After moving to a safer distance, he was joined by a friend,

and continued to watch the camera, with a careful eye.

You can find out more about the magpie lark at the following sites:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magpie-lark;
• http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Grallina-cyanoleuca;
• http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/magpie-lark;
• http://bird.net.au/bird/index.php?title=Magpie-lark; and
• http://www.climatewatch.org.au/species/birds/magpie-lark.