Rainbow lorikeet

Feel very lucky because there are a lot of different native birds around here that are there for the snapping - if you've got the patience, and a long lens that you can hold reasonably steady. Major Mitchell Cockatoos, Galahs, Black Cockatoos, Magpies, Honeyeaters, Willy Wagtails - even the humble (but loud) Black Crow.
But I keep coming back to these guys - not only because of the beautiful colours of their feathers, but also because of their colourful personalities. Unlike a lot of the other birds - especially the crows - they have very playful and exuberant temperaments, full of fun and excited chatter. Think they'd much rather squawk raucously than warble or twitter or caw. They're very much the party animals amongst the local birdlife, and certainly the biggest users of our backyard birdbath.
Unless the Noisy Miners - the birds with the yellow pirate-patch eyes - are in the ascendancy. Very aggressive, and very brave, too - they don't hesitate in taking on much bigger and more numerous birds. When they're in charge, almost all of the other native birds seem to disappear.
That's when I commence a two-week Intensive Noisy Miner Abatement Program. As determined as they are, it's amazing how quickly they get to feel unwelcome when every time they settle on the birdbath or a nearby branch, a stone from a slingshot whistles past their ears. 
The aim is to scare them rather than hit them - and in that sense my aim is very true.