The Birds in My Garden Patty Beecham

The Birds in My Garden

By Patty Beecham
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The birds in my garden are big and small,
they are noisy and flappy and I love them all.

They hop, they perch, they spread their wings,
they screech and squawk and try to sing.

Some are black, some are white,
Some have coloured feathers, some look a fright!

They preen, they gleam, they groom with pride,
they flitter, they flutter, they swoop, they glide!
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Would you like to see
some birds in YOUR garden?
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Pigeon
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This is a pigeon.

See the pretty colours on
his neck?



A pigeon says COO,
COO, COO COO, COO
COO.

Can you?
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Crow
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This is a crow.

He is black all over, and
likes to live way up high
in the trees.


A crow says CAW,
CAW, CAW. CAW,
CAW.

That is all.
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Kookaburra
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This is a kookaburra.

He likes to laugh, even
when its not that funny.



A kookaburra says
KOOK KOOK KOOK,
then HA, HA, HA.

Can you laugh too?
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Magpie
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This is a magpie.

He sings such a sweet
song, all day, but not all
night long.


A magpie sings TRA
LA, TRA LA LAA, TRA
LA LA LA LAAAA.

Can you warble too?
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Owl
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This is an owl.

He is very big and very
wise, with big, huge,
starey starey eyes!



An owl goes, HOO,
HOO! HOO, HOO!

Can you?
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Crested Pigeon
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This is an crested pigeon.

He wears his hair up on
his head, and likes to sit
on the ground, and when
he flys his wings make a
whistling sound.

A crested pigeon goes
WHOOP WHOOP
WHOOP WHOOPS!
There goes his hat.
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Cockatoo
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This is a cockatoo.

He has a yellow crest on-
his head and can be very
friendly.

A cockatoo goes,
SCREEH, PRETTY
POLLY, SCREECH,
PRETTY POLLY.

Is your name Polly?
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Galah
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This is a galah.

He has pink around his
head and likes to walk on
the ground.

A galah goes,
SCREECH CHI CHI,
SCREECH CHI CHI!

Can you make that
sound for me?
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Ibis
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This is an ibis.

His beak is very long and
strong, you will see him
in the parks.

An ibis goes
CROOAAK,
CROOAAK.

He might sound like a
frog?
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Noisy Miner
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This is a noisy miner. He
will scare all other birds
away.


An noisy miner says
PWEE PWEE PWEE
PWEE, PEE PEE PEE
PEE!

I told you they were
very noisy.
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Brush Turkey
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This is a brush turkey,
and he wears a yellow
wattle around his neck.



A brush turkey goes
MWHOHOHO,
MWHOHOHO.

He makes a big mess in
my garden.
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Butcher Bird
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This is a butcher bird. His
song is so melodious and
so beautiful it sounds like
a rainbow.


A butcher bird goes
tweeptweeptwee,
tweeptweeptwee.

You just have to
imagine a rainbow.
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Pelican
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This is a pelican. Its
beak can hold more than
its belly can!




A pelican goes
GROWL, GROWL,
GROWL.

Can you growl too?
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Rainbow Lorikeet
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This is a rainbow lorikeet
and he is very bright
colourful. When it rains
he chatters from the tree-
tops.


A lorikeet goes
SCREECH CHATTER,
SCREECH CHATTER.

He looks like a rainbow.
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Emu
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This is an emu and he
does not live in your
backyard but you might
see him about.

An emu goes BOOM,
GRUNT, BOOM,
GRUNT, BOOM
GRUNT.

You can hear him 2
kilometers away.
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The birds in my garden are big and small,
they are noisy and flappy and we love them all.

They hop, they perch, they spread their wings,
they screech and squawk and try to sing.

Some are black, some are white,
Some have coloured feathers, some look a fright!

They preen, they gleam, they groom with pride,
they flitter, they flutter, they swoop, they glide!
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Make sure you practice
your bird sounds.