BE INSPIRED
Sorrel and her husband Chris live in the most easterly house on Norfolk Island, so they are blessed with a ringside seat when it comes to viewing the sunrise and displays by Norfolk's best known natural wonders: the seabirds. Forest birds and vagrant wetland species also visit quite regularly, snacking on insects the feral chooks have managed to overlook.
“Throughout history, birds have been integral to human life. We’ve worshipped, hunted and observed them for eons. We’ve worn their feathers in caps and capes and studied their wings to engineer flight. They inspire us all to soar beyond our limits; with purpose, tenacity and grace.”
Norfolk Parakeet, Cyanoramphus cookii
Norfolk Robin, Petroica multicolor
Sacred Kingfisher, Todiramphus sanctus norfolkiensis
White Tern, Gygis alba
Sooty Tern, Sterna fuscata
Grey Fantail, Rhipidura albiscapa pelzelni
Song Thrush, Turdud philomelos
European Goldfinch, Carduelis Carduelis
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
Shining Bronze Cuckoo, Chrysococcyx lucidus
Grey Ternlet, Procelsterna albivittata
White-capped Noddy, Anous minutus
Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvias fulva
White Tern, Gygis alba
Robin chicks, Petroica multicolor multicolor
Buller's Albatross, Thalassarche bulleri
Red-tailed Tropic Bird, Phaethon rubricauda roseotinca
Welcome Swallo, Hirundo neoxena
Emerald Dove, Chalcophaps indica
Masked Booby, Sula dactylatra fullagari
Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica
Silvereye, Zosterops lateralis
Australasian Gannet, Morus serrator
Red-tailed Tropic Bird, Phaethon rubricauda roseotincta
Buller's Albatross, Thalassarche bulleri
Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio Porphyrio
Red-tailed Tropic Bird, Phaethon rubricauda roseotincta
White-faced Heron, Ardea novaehollandiae
Australian Kestrel, Falco cenchroides
Crimson Rosella, Platycercus elegans
Golden Whistler, Pachycephala pectoralis xanthoprocta
Californian Quail, Lophortyx californicus
Buff-banded Rail, Rallus phillipensis
Providence Petrel, Pterdroma solandri
Feral Rooster, Gallus gallus
Feral Chicken, Gallus gallus