Is that it's tongue!?

I don't usually (read ever) photograph  Noisy miners but I was putting a new lens through it's paces & ....

In case you missed it!

Posturing

The aggressive Noisy miner is a native bird that has
extended its domain in suburbia at the expense
of other species.

Angry birds?

These pictures were taken at Croydon Park, a recreation reserve (rugby pitch and footy oval) with a man-made wetland. I believe that the Tarralla Creek is piped underneath (a Wikipedia article indicates that Tarralla Creek is actually the re-named Croydon Main Drain!). Croydon is an outer eastern suburb of Melbourne.

Little corellas taking over Croydon Park

Cooperative Pacific black duck & friends

"I'm not sure about this Mum/ Dad!"
Dusky Moorhen

Presumed juvenile Little raven

All birds pictured doing well in suburbia.
Of those pictured this Spotted turtle-dove is the
only introduced species