Bird of the Week: 8th April - the little ones

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Bird of the Week: 8th April - the little ones

I am nearly back on track everyone wink

 

This week's theme I am sure has been done before but I love them so lets see your photos of the little guys...

Araminta
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How little ? Is 10cm little? Here is a Golden-headed Cisticola.

M-L

Araminta
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Those Baby Superb Fairy Wrens were tiny, I watched them jump out of their nest. They were just clinging to the branches.

M-L

rawshorty
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I have posted this one before but it is our smallest bird (and my fav bird photo)

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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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rawshorty
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And a new one one for me.

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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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Araminta
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Love yours Shortyyes One more for tonightwink, a Baby Eastern Spinebill.

M-L

rawshorty
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Thanks M-L, here is one of your favorite birds

Wren preening-3390 by rawshorty, on Flickr"> Wren preening-3390 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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cassie.c87
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This guy is the smallest bird I have managed to get a half decent shot of. Countless times I have tried capturing fairy wrens or silvereye but alas they are either too fast, blury or behind a stick/leaves.. Oh well, won't stop me from trying!

Araminta
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a small Red-capped Robin. They are around a tiny 12cm .

M-L

Araminta
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Here is the Silvereye ,just for you Cassie. They are just a tiny 11-12cm

M-L

Araminta
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Sorry, the last one for today (?), I can't help it, my backyard is full of little birds. The Red-browed Firetails are about 11-12cm small.

the one on the left seems to say: if you come any closer, I'm going to hit you....

M-L

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Mistletoe Bird.

Araminta
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What's it eating Woko? One bird I haven't seen yet. Nice one too.

M-L

Araminta
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White-browed Scrubwren in my garden. (11-14 cm)

M-L

Woko
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I'm not sure, Araminta, but it looks rather like a mature olive to me.

Sadly, there are a few landowners in my neighbourhood who grow olive trees. There are no indications that they have plans to manage escapees which have devestated so much bushland in SA. Even if the olive growers did have management plans imagine the number of escapees which will blight the landscape once the olive boom has finished & the trees are no longer harvested. Anyway, I'll have to check the areas where I see mistletoe birds & make sure I remove any olive seedlings which might have regenerated from dropped seeds.

In spite of the drought I've noticed a number of native apricot tree seedlings Pittosporum phylliraeoides on our place lately & am wondering if the mistletoe birds are having a beak in the regeneration of this tree species. I recall having seen a mistletoe bird feeding on native apricot fruit some months ago.

rawshorty
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One more

Silver eye-4542 by rawshorty, on Flickr"> Silver eye-4542 by rawshorty, on Flickr

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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Araminta
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I can’t resist temptation, have to post one Spotted Pardalote. They were nesting in my garden earlier this year. Enjoy. (They are tiny, 8-9.5cm)

 

M-L

Chris F
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Recent pics - Double-barred finch.

So hard to choose one! So here are two of themcheeky

Chris

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And a female Blue wren bathing

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Some wrens 'cos I like them.

The Red-backed Black wrens are back after a  storm a couple of weeks ago.

I think the first pic is of two of his females but as they hang around with the Blue wrens I'm not so sure now.

 He's a VERY quick little fellow so it's hard to get clear photos of him.

Chris

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This baby Kingfisher was asleep when I first saw him, took a series of photos while sneaking up closer. He had his head tucked underneath his wing.

He eventually woke up, then sat and watched me take photos for some time before fluttering up into the tree above him.

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And just a couple of days ago, this little fellow sang to me.

The Black Headed race of the Striated Pardelote, according to Wikipedea. Apparently quite common here in Brisbane bayside area.

Chris.

Araminta
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Would you say, the Eastern Spinebill is a little guy? I'd sayyes

M-L

timmo
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Beautiful, M-L!

Cheers
Tim
Brisbane

pacman
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Yellow Thornbill from Wooroolin, Qld (look it up on whereis.com)

Peter

pacman
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and a Yellow-rumped Thornbill also from Wooroolin

Peter

Araminta
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Thanks for the photo Peter, I thought I saw one the other day, but looking at your photo, I know mine was a Buff-rumped Thornbill. the streakes and spots in yours are more pronounced .

M-L

sue818
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Thought you might like these from Mudgee area of NSW

Araminta
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I love them Sueheart

M-L

Araminta
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one very last little bird from me. Taken  in my garden in January this year .(using my old Sony SLT-A55V, and a Sony lenscheeky)

M-L

george
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again great photos 

                              many thanks .

sue818
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White Throated Gerygone and Striated Pardalote. Found these ones while cleaning up the computer and they do not seem to be represented. I am enjoying everyone's contributions.

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