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Near West Head, Sydney. Sorry for the crappy photo, I had to zoom in quite a bit.

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[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

There's a crew of burras that hang out just off Enmore Rd not far from Newtown Station in Sydney. Sometimes their morning singing is so regular and on-time you could rely on it as a daily alarm clock.

[-] FireWire400@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Don't think I've been there. Gotta have a look next time I'm in Sydney

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

I see one at least once a month just chilling on a lamp post watching traffic.

[-] PDFuego@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I've got a family of them at my work (in Perth, not NSW). I work nights and have a lot of downtime, so I've spent a lot of time over the years just watching them look for food. I love the way they bounce along when they need to move on the ground, but I don't love the diving peck they do when they see food from a rooftop and neither does the bonnet of my car.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

I saw tons in the blue mountains, and many other very pretty birds

[-] FireWire400@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I did see tons of cockies there but no kookas :(

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Have noticed they seem to hide for some parts of the year, maybe unlucky timing

[-] FireWire400@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Maybe, I was there in late April. There also were lots of tourists, maybe that's why.

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