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A Blue Faced Honeyeater.
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Some kind of Eagle.
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The otherside of the Eagle.
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A Wattle Bird. A common backgarden bird.
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An Ibis, lots of these were in Sydney.
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A Currawong.
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Some kind of Flycatcher.
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A bird...of some kind.
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A nice lizard, it was about 2 feet long.
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An australian Ladybird beetle.
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A gross slug in the rainforest. Not as big as some of the slugs out in British Columbia though!
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A Crested Pigeon also called a Topknot Pigeon.
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A crappy picture of a Kookaburra.
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A Sulphur Crested Cockatoo.
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There were lots of these in Sydney.
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My favourite, a Rainbow Lorikeet.
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Beautiful plumage...
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These were quite common around Canberra and down on the coast south of Sydney.
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A female King Parrot. Not dead.
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Hellooo Polly!
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A dead parrot?
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The Galah or Rose Breasted Cockatoo. Also a common bird down under.
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A Galah in flight.
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A Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo. These are less common and only live in south-eastern Australia. They are the largest species of Cockatoo and the largest of the parrots found in Australia.
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An Australian Magpie.
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Finally, some proper Kangaroos!
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An Eastern Grey Kangaroo.
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This guy was right beside the road and paused for a good portrait before bounding away.
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A roo in profile.
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This little guy is a Pademelon, the smallest of the Kangaroo like animals that, in order of size are, Kangaroos, Wallabies and Pademelons. It was about 1 foot and a half high (50cm) and reminded me of rabbits.
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What is that hanging from the tree in the middle of the Sydney Botanic Gardens?
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Lots of bats! Grey Headed Flying Foxes, a type of fruit eating bat.
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A Grey Headed Flying Fox...flying. It is one of the largest bats in the world.