In Australia, there are so many beautiful varieties of birds. We often hear them when we walk around the area (especially lorikeets, magpies, galahs , and cockatiels). These are some of the different ones that Leonie snapped in our fig tree last week

We have bought a book of Australian birds to help us identify the different types, as there are so many.

This is a rainbow lorikeet - they like to congregate and make lots of noise! (metallic screeching) They also like to eat fruit and breeds from August to January. They nest in hollow trees

This is a common starling which was introduced to Victoria in the mid-19th century. It has been declared a pest in Western Australia and South Australia. It feeds on fruit and insects

This is another view of the rainbow lorikeet

These are the galahs. The male and female are alike apart from the colour of their eyes. These parrots are found in all types of open country, and eat something of everything!