Bird of the Week Challenge: 18th January - summer snoozes

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Bird of the Week Challenge: 18th January - summer snoozes

Happy Monday everybody!
 

Its been a glorious weekend so I thought we would combine a couple of topics we have done before. I got inspired after I let my chickens out onto the grass this morning and my bantam australorp girl sprawled herself out in the sunshine immediately. So share your photos of birds enjoying the sun or having a lovely snooze - maybe both!

 

Wollemi
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Morning Yoga Stretches in the Sun

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

SX2002
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Pelican snoozing in the Summer sun...

TheBirdLover
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These fluffy fellas sleeping in the sun....and sleeping all day. 

M.M.

Araminta
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Eastern Yellow Robin. This girl was just chilling out on my fence post, in the early morning sun.

M-L

Reflex
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Zzzzz...zzzzzzzz.zzzzz!

Samford Valley Qld.

teganb02
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M-L, that photo of the Yellow Robin is incredible, and such a cute pose, she looks like a little pear! What a cutie

Tegan - Melbourne Vic.

Wollemi
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MM

that tawny on the left has such a look of contentment.

Reflex
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Only snoozing in between photographs.

Samford Valley Qld.

teganb02
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Is that a Powerfull Owl? I love that photo btw :)

Tegan - Melbourne Vic.

TheBirdLover
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Soaking up some sunshine.....

M.M.

teganb02
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A Great Cormorant drying off in the sun

Tegan - Melbourne Vic.

AussieAl
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Ssshhhhh...

AussieAl

Rick N
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Just Resting

Reflex
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A Welcome Swallow basking in the afternoon sun....

Samford Valley Qld.

Araminta
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This Plumed Whistling Duck was having a lovely snooze in the sun.

M-L

Rick N
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Staying out of the sun

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Cormorants at dawn, waking up with the sun's first warm rays.

LM

Rick N
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Elegent in the sun

Reflex
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An Eastern Curlew opens its eyes to see where that "annoying clicking" sound in the distance is coming from.....

Samford Valley Qld.

detritus
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Nankeen Kestrel struggles to get moving in the morning sun.Open those peepers, buddy!

ungb
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Brown Thornbill basking in the sun at Mt Oberon.

TheBirdLover
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A juvenile Grey Butcherbird enjoying the warmth of the sun.

M.M.

HelloBirdy
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Wonderful photos everyone!

Ungb, that is a robin- probably a female Flame

Ryu
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Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera

Rick N
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Ditto the Robin.

Lovely Kestrel detritus.

Reflex
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Love that Kestrel Detritus.

 A Sacred Kingfisher in the mid-day sun this afternoon.

Samford Valley Qld.

ungb
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HelloBirdy wrote:

Wonderful photos everyone!

Ungb, that is a robin- probably a female Flame

Thanks for pointing it out. That explains the pale buff wing stripe :)

Wollemi
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so many lovely photos!

Rick N
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Sunshade :-)

Wollemi
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Rick,

I always knew it was true the fairies live under the mushrooms :D

That is a gorgeous photo!

Reflex
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Love the "Sunshade" Rick.

Morning sun...

Samford Valley Qld.

detritus
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Hah! That sunshade pic is a classic. Just too appropriate a placement, really. Love it.

Lots of great pics this time around!

And thanks for the kestrel compliments - they're pretty easy to catch while they're making a sluggish start to their day, as opposed to soaring high out of sight.

AussieAl
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Wonderful photo of the wren and the mushroom, Rick N.

AussieAl

rawshorty
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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

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