Identification Because it spends much of the day roosting hidden among dense foliage, only emerging in the twilight, the Nankeen...
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Brolga
![Brolga Brolga](http://www.fleayswildlife.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/david-fleay-brolga-726x490.jpg)
Identification One of the most obvious features of the Brolga’s behaviour is its courtship display, an elaborate dance. The dance...
Australian Pelican
![Australian Pelican Australian Pelican](http://www.fleayswildlife.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/david-fleay-australian-pelican-726x490.jpg)
Identification The Australian Pelican is often seen around the coasts, where it can be seen roosting on sandbanks, rock platforms...
Barn Owl
![Barn Owl Barn Owl](http://www.fleayswildlife.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/david-fleay-barn-owl-726x490.jpg)
Identification The Barn Owl is one of the world’s most widespread species of owls. At night, its pale form may...
Bush Stone-curlew
![Bush Stone-curlew Bush Stone-curlew](http://www.fleayswildlife.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/david-fleay-bush-stone-curlew-726x490.jpg)
Identification If Bush Stone-curlews are nearby you may hear their eerie, high-pitched wailing at night. This ghost-like call is their...
Southern Cassowary
![Southern Cassowary Southern Cassowary](http://www.fleayswildlife.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/david-fleay-cassowary-726x490.jpg)
Identification The Southern Cassowary usually feeds on different types of fallen fruit, picked up from the rainforest floor. After the...
Wedge-tailed Eagle
![Wedge-tailed Eagle Wedge-tailed Eagle](http://www.fleayswildlife.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/david-fleay-wedge-tailed-eagle-726x490.jpg)
Identification The Wedge-tailed Eagle is Australia’s largest birds of prey. It was once considered to be a menace by farmers,...
Emu
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Identification Standing at up to 1.9 metres tall, the flightless Emu is one of the world’s largest birds. One of...