Cockatoos, Curlews, Crows , Lorikeets , Sunbirds, Rainbow Bee-eaters and Friarbirds are just some of the visitors that drop in without notice. In recent days there have been some hard to identify strangers which have caused this old bird to leaf through Neville W. Cayley's What Bird Is That , Jo Wieneke's Birds Of Magnetic Island and another she edited, Birds of Townsville and Where to Find Them .
The above newcomer was identified as a Forest Kingfisher , the white spot or " headlight " near the eye distinguishing it from other kingfishers . It breeds in hollow trees or cavities in termite mounds . Proud as Punch is the daring bird below, thought to be a Figbird, stealing a nut from a bunch which the noisy Cockatoos had claimed as one of their exclusive takeaways during the lockdown.
