White-browed Babblers

White-browed babbler

Almost every day we have a family of White-browed babblers visiting our garden here in Murray Bridge in South Australia.

They are busy birds, scratching around in dirt, leaf litter and under the bark of trees as they look for beetles, caterpillars, spiders and other bird delicacies.

Their soft meowing call sometimes sounds like we are being invaded by cats.

As they move around the garden and into the adjoining scrub they tend to hop rather than fly.

You can read more about Australian birds on my other site called Trevor's Birding, together with many more photos of our wonderful birds.

White-browed Babblers

White-browed Babbler

I am always amused with the antics of the Australian bird species, the White-browed Babbler. These comical birds hop around in our garden, mewing like cats and scattering leaf litter in all directions as they search for something delicious to eat.

Instead of flying from one spot in the garden to another, they often prefer to hop. They can hop really fast too, covering ten metres in a few seconds. They chase each other around bushes and call to each other constantly.

To read more about Australian birds go to my other site, Trevor's Birding.

White-browed Babbler

One of the more interesting bird species we have in our garden is the White-browed Babbler. This is one os several species of babblers in Australia, but the only one found near where we live.

I am always amused by these birds - they seem to be the clowns of the bird world, hopping around madly chasing one another or seeking a better place to find beetles and other bugs. All the time the mew like demented cats!

They tend to be found in family groups of 5 - 15 and the whole family will set to and make a rough, untidy nest of grass and fine twigs. Sometime it takes the flock less than a hour or two to make a nest. It is often used for roosting at night.

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