Bird of the Week Challenge: 21st March - Red

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Bird of the Week Challenge: 21st March - Red

Happy Monday!

 

Great photos last week, there were some amazing shots, but I also loved reading your stories behind them.

An easy one this week - lets see photos fitting into the theme of "red"

 

 

Reflex
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A Purple Swamphen has red eyes.

Samford Valley Qld.

Devster
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A nice bit of Red on the bill of a Black Swan

dwatsonbb
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Reddish eye on this Tasmanian Native Hen (endemic)

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

Reflex
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Red-Backed Fairy-Wren.

Samford Valley Qld.

pacman
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Australasian Figbird, male has red facial skin

Peter

Devster
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Plenty of Red on this Mistletoebird

Reflex
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You don't usually associate Red with a Striated Pardalote but it's there.

Samford Valley Qld.

Rick N
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Beautiful Firetail

dwatsonbb
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Devster mentioned the red bill of the Balck Swan, but he also has a red eye.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

rawshorty
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" Ohh Yeah, that's the spot"

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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/ 

Reflex
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One of my favourite birds is the Crimson or Scarlet Honeyeater.

Samford Valley Qld.

detritus
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Eurasian Coot chick - I guess (s)he probably would have traded the red face for a red eye by now. 

rawshorty
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Getting his red bill happening.

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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/ 

Reflex
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Red-tailed Tropicbird.

Samford Valley Qld.

Devster
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A lot of red going on with the Pied Oyster Catcher

Amson
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Here is a Rose Crowned Fruit Dove which was sitting in one of our Camphor Laurel trees yesterday. Unfortunately was shooting directly into sun very early morning but so happy to see this beautiful bird.

Reflex
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White-Naped Honeyeater.

Samford Valley Qld.

ungb
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European Goldfinch

rawshorty
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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/ 

Rick N
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Another Purple Swamphen

ungb
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Australian King-Parrot

detritus
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Seems we're all doing it! ;)

One from yesterday. They are quite pretty once you get past the clumsiness.

rawshorty
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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/ 

Reflex
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Purple Swamphens are proving to be very photogenic. Red-Fronted Parakeet.

Samford Valley Qld.

Devster
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How can we miss the Rainbow Lorikeet

ungb
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Somebody mentioned Red?

Reflex
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The Spotted Turtle-Dove has red legs and feet.

Samford Valley Qld.

Devster
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The male Regent Bowerbird has a splash of red on his forehead.

rawshorty
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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/ 

Haliaeetus-23

The Spotted Pardalote has some red...

davethewonder
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Scarlet Robin is an obvious choice

Dave, Sydney. 

rawshorty
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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/ 

sue818
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This Brown Thornbill has a red eye. (Bicheno, Tasmania)

Sue

Devster
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Th Spangled Drongo has a bright red eye.

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