It's for the birds

I've been meaning to write this blog for ages. 

I'm just not good at taking pictures of birds. 

Partially because I'm scared of them and it's difficult to get near enough to something that's flighty and that you're terrified of. 

But I am finally sucking it up and doing the infamous bird blog, ready or not.

On a daily basis, I can't hide from them. I swear I've come centimeters from running over ducks on my bike (and sadly I know someone who has so it is possible!). They're EVERYWHERE.

Pelicans - they are HUGE

Cormorants - make me think how much I like basking in the sun.

Seagulls

More seagulls by the lion king tree

Peacocks - the noble kind that hang around the campus of the University of Western Australia

Kookaburras - I'm very good at pronouncing this word too as he sits in the old gum tree, eating all the gum nuts he can see.

Rainbow lorikeets - make me think I'm in a tropical paradise

Swamphens

Scary magpies

Emus!

Black Swans on the Swan River

Cheeky ringnecks coming for my breakfast in Toodyay (aka 28's)

Terrifying magpies, Before coming to Perth, I had several encounters with Northern Mockingbirds on the streets of Columbia, South Carolina. They were coming to take my eyes out. I swear! Here, the dangers are magpies. Seriously, being "swooped" is a thing. SERIOUSLY.  I've been swooped.( Did I mention I don't like birds?)

That doesn't even included cockatoos (red and white tailed), corellas, galahs, willy wagtails, ibises (apparently one of the dirtiest birds), wedge-tail eagles, the random deformed bird that lived by Burswood casino, and the birds I have no idea what their names are. 

But by far, the bird that is most iconic to my Australia adventure is the Australian raven.

I've had the intentions of recording one at our numerous lunches where the annoying birds are waiting for a crumb. But I've decided I can no longer be bothered, and have stolen their "beautiful song" of the Google.

Before my parents came to visit, they would hear a weird noise in the background over the phone. When they got here, they quickly realized that these "crows" were the noisiest and most obnoxious birds on the block.

So my advice if you ever visit Australia and hear a tweet, caw, or warble. cover all soft tissue (eyes!), close mouth, cover head with arms and run as fast as possible in the opposite direction. 

Forget the deadly snakes, spiders, and sharks. 

It's the birds!