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Discussion Thread 🐥 Thursday 5 February 2026 (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 day ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

awesome , they are so cool

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I startled it in my neighbours pear trees. It flew into a gum and tried the If I'm very still I'm invisibile trick.

[–] Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

so cool, sounds like you got an up close view

[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

In the tree, might be hard to see. Right middle.

[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

I love these guys! Such an odd looking bird. We get them in the larger trees in my local park.