Grey Fantail

Bird life With Tony Wellington No one can have walked the forest paths of Noosa without coming across a Grey Fantail. These plucky little birds are adapted to a wide…

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Red-backed Fairy-wren

Bird Life with Tony Wellington  The Red-backed Fairy-wren is the smallest of Australia’s fairy-wrens, and the only one not to display some blue plumage. Of course, it’s just the males…

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The Scarlet Honeyeater

SCARLET HONEYEATER Bird Life with Tony Wellington  The Scarlet Honeyeater is a spectacular little bird and the most brightly coloured of the local honeyeaters. They forage high up in the…

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Squirrel Glider

with Tony Wellington Squirrel Gliders bear no relationship to squirrels other than both animals having bushy tails. Of course, there are no native squirrels in Australia, although attempts were once…

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Mistletoebird

with Tony Wellington There are some 88 species of mistletoe in Australia. They are semi-parasitic plants that grow on the branches of host trees and shrubs. Some mistletoes are very…

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