Trevor's Birding gift ideas

Over the last decade I have taken many photos of birds, both here in Australia and also on overseas holidays. I have often shared some of the best photos here on this site as well as on my other site called Trevor's Birding (click  here).

More recently I have made some of these photos available on various products such coffee mugs (see above for an example), T shirts, aprons, mouse mats, puzzles, clocks, cards and many more.

My site is part of Zazzle group and you can access TrevorsPhotos by clicking here.

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Over the last decade I have taken many photos of birds, both here in Australia and also on overseas holidays. I have often shared some of the best photos here on this site as well as on my other site called Trevor's Birding (click here).

More recently I have made some of these photos available on various products such coffee mugs (see above for an example), T shirts, aprons, mouse mats, puzzles, clocks, cards and many more.

My site is part of Zazzle group and you can access TrevorsPhotos by clicking here.

Emus at Monarto Zoo, South Australia

An Emu family at Monarto Zoo, South Australia

A few weeks ago some friends of ours took us to the open range zoo at Monarto, just a ten minute drive from my home in Murray Bridge,  South Australia. After a lovely lunch together we all hopped on one of the buses which travel at regular intervals through the animal enclosures so one can get a close up view of the animals.

One of the enclosures contains a large number of Emus. The photo above shows just one family group, the dad and three striped chicks. After the female lays the eggs, the male incubates them and once hatched, looks after the chicks for up to 18 months. The female is free to head off and mate with other males during this time. The female rarely has anything to do with their offspring.

The cheetahs in the adjacent enclosure take a great interest in the Emus. They are constantly frustrated by the fact that they can see them, but cannot catch them due to the high fence between them.

To see more photos of Australian birds, and to see more photos of them go to my other site called Trevor's Birding here.

More great gift ideas from Trevor's Birding

Over the last decade I have taken many photos of birds, both here in Australia and also on overseas holidays. I have often shared some of the best photos here on this site as well as on my other site called Trevor's Birding (click here).

More recently I have made some of these photos available on various products such coffee mugs (see above for an example), T shirts, aprons, mouse mats, puzzles, clocks, cards and many more.

My site is part of Zazzle group and you can access TrevorsPhotos by clicking here.

Black-shouldered Kite

Black-shouldered Kite

The Black-shouldered Kite is a common small hawk found in many parts of Australia. They are very common in the area where I live in Murray Bridge in South Australia.

Driving through the countryside these birds are often seen perched on a dead branch, on top of a telephone or electricity pole surveying the ground below. Once they see a mouse, a small bird or even an insect such as a grasshopper, they will suddenly drop to ground to catch their prey.

It is also common to see this species hovering on the breeze - just like a kite, until they drop to the ground to catch their next meal.

To see more of my photos of Australian birds and to read about them go to my other site called Trevor's Birding here.

Great gift ideas from Trevor's Birding

Over the last decade I have taken many photos of birds, both here in Australia and also on overseas holidays. I have often shared some of the best photos here on this site as well as on my other site called Trevor's Birding (clickhere).

More recently I have made some of these photos available on various products such coffee mugs (see above for an example), T shirts, aprons, mouse mats, puzzles, clocks, cards and many more.

My site is part of Zazzle group and you can access TrevorsPhotos by clicking here.