So I went for a quick walk today around the Georges River area, Sydney and I manged to picture these birds. There were two of them possibly a pair but one was more streamlined then the other. The first 3 are of one of the birds and the last is the second. They seemed to be chasing each another around so not sure if it was playful or aggresive. The bird did have a small white panel on its wings.
A Whistler, probably female/immature golden
Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
I have to disagree for a few reasons: the beak is clearly yellow whereas the GW has a darkish beak, the feet also appear to be lighter, the size of these birds were larger than the GW's ive seen in the past and the head appears quite large as well.
I agree with Birdy, a golden whistler female/juv
Tegan - Melbourne Vic.
agree golden whistler
Darn I was hoping for a new bird :)
a young or juvenile has a yellow beak until it darkens
Peter
Thanks for that. What about the crest like feathers on the head. Is that common with young GW's?