Carrawong at Undarra

Carrawong, originally uploaded by Ladymaggic.

Currawongs were very popular and lively and frequented the area around the Camp at Undarra Resort.

They were very cheeky and lively and quite tame, maybe used to being fed tidbits from travelers despite notices about not feeding the Native wild life.

The Pied Currawong is a large, mostly black bird, with a bright yellow eye. Small patches of white are confined to the under tail, the tips and bases of the tail feathers and a small patch towards the tip of each wing (visible in flight). The bill is large and black and the legs are dark grey-black. Both sexes are similar, although the female may sometimes be greyer on the underparts. Young Pied Currawongs are duller and browner than the adults.

Similar species
Two other species of currawong are found in Australia. The Grey Currawong, Strepera versicolor, lives in Australia's south, while the Black Currawong, S. fuliginosa, is restricted to Tasmania. Both of these species differ from the Pied Currawong in lacking white on the rump. The Grey Currawong is variable across its range, grey in the east, blacker in Tasmania and browner in the west, with regional differences in the amounts of white in the wing. Another Australian species that is sometimes confused with the Pied Currawong is the Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen, although the two are quite different in plumage. The Magpie has a grey and black bill and a red-brown eye. The Australian Magpie also has large areas of white on the body.
http://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Strepera-graculina