Kookaburra- reminds me of a song I was taught in camp as a child. Kookaburra sits in an old gum tree counting all the monkeys he can see, laugh, kookaburra laugh, kookaburra thats no monkey thats me.
Would love a flowing gum in the yard somewhere! Ornamental weeping gum with white trunk and large red flowers that are produced in spring. Flowers from a mature "Silver Princess".
Eastern Rosella, native to south-eastern Australia including Tasmania. They are intelligent birds and can be kept as pets but do not tolerate 'petting' or 'cuddling' like most parrots do. They are likely to bite if handled this way.
Australian Magpie - Cracticus tibicen, is a medium-sized passerine bird native to Australia and southern New Guinea. This one has a beautiful melodious call. It is said that the magpie is the symbol of the Australian Bush.