There are many birds that share the beaches with the Hooded Plover all year round and some that fly vast distances to thrive in the Australian summer. Some of them are quite common and you may see them often, others are quite rare... but if you keep an eye out, you might catch a glimpse of them on the beach this summer.
Binoculars are a great way to get a close-up look at birds in the wild. When you see a bird but don't know what it's called, have a look at the pictures in a bird field guide or do a search in the
Birds In Back Yards website.
To
print out any of these images to help you make your birdy art click on the large image and a separate page will appear. Many of these images were provided by the
State Library of Victoria which houses one of Australia's finest collections of natural history bird books.
Further Information
White Eyed Crow
Silvester Diggles
Lithograph from the book: Companion to Gould's Handbook
Printed by Thorne and Greenwell, 1877.
This image is from the State Library of Victoria collection.
The White Eyed Crow is now called the Australian Raven and often lives in areas where Hooded Plovers occur. Although they may occasionally eat a Hooded Plover chick, they are more likely to eat an unguarded egg in the Plovers’ nest. It has a high-pitched "aairk, aark, aaarh, aargargh" which trails off at the end of the call.
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Birds that share the beaches with Hoodies
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