Bird of the Week Challenge: 7th July - Bathing Birds

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Bird of the Week Challenge: 7th July - Bathing Birds

Hey all

We are one week in to our bird bath citizen science project: Bathing Birds (and we have about 10000 individual records already!) - so I think it is appropriate that we capture some shots of birds having a bath (or a drink) - can be in a man made bath or natural water source. Nice and easy week this week.

Guidelines:

  • Each bird species can only be posted twice (and not by the same poster)
  • Each poster must wait 3 turns before posting again
pacman
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Budgerigar

Peter

Reflex
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Pacific Black Duck.

Samford Valley Qld.

shoop
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Grey Butcherbird having a bath under the sprinklers.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

timmo
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This is the image I linked on my BathingBirds garden info.

Cheers
Tim
Brisbane

rawshorty
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Grey Faintail

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

Araminta
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Yellow Robin just sitting on the edge after having had a bath.

M-L

Cage
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Female Satin Bowerbird

Cheers

Cage

Hunter Valley NSW

shoop
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Eurasian Coot having a drink

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

rawshorty
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Olive-backed Oriole

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

Cage
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Melanistic Noisy Miner and friends......

Cheers

Cage

Hunter Valley NSW

Elsie
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Scaly-breasted lorikeets having a bath in the gutter.

Araminta
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Female Common Bronzewing having a drink.

M-L

timmo
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Beautiful shot of the Oriole, shorty. That eye is just stunning!

Cheers
Tim
Brisbane

shoop
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White-cheeked Honeyeater having a drink out of the head of the sprinklers.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Cage
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Blue-faced Honeyeater.

Just had a drink and was wondering about the thing with the big eye watching it.

Cheers

Cage

Hunter Valley NSW

rawshorty
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timmo wrote:

Beautiful shot of the Oriole, shorty. That eye is just stunning!

Thanks, Tim. I have 2 adults and 2 juvies coming for a drink for the last few weeks now.smiley

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

rawshorty
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Red-browed Finch (mostly)

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

pacman
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Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater having a drink

Peter

shoop
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Just love your Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater Pacman , haven't managed to get one of my own yet. 

Shorty is that a Silvereye blending in with those Red-brow finches?

Australian Shelduck having a drink.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Araminta
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Cape Barren Geese drinking at a lake on Phillip Island

M-L

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shoop wrote:

Shorty is that a Silvereye blending in with those Red-brow finches?

It sure is, good spottingsmiley

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

rawshorty
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Silvereye ( mostly )

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

shoop
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The (mostly ) drew my attention to your Red-brows but now you have me stumped with this next photo Shorty !!! My only guess could be maybe a Yellow Thornbill. ?

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

pacman
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Peaceful Dove having a drink

Peter

shoop
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Pacman , I'm starting to believe this may be the same water hole these beautiful birds are sharing !!!???

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

shoop
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Little Corella having a drink.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

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shoop wrote:

Pacman , I'm starting to believe this may be the same water hole these beautiful birds are sharing !!!???

yes, Rankins Springs, NSW - these pics were taken from a portable hide; and I have more but have to wait my turn

Peter

Cage
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Striated Thornbill

Cheers

Cage

Hunter Valley NSW

Araminta
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Buff-banded Rail having a drink (yes, this is the edge of a lake)

M-L

rawshorty
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shoop wrote:

The (mostly ) drew my attention to your Red-brows but now you have me stumped with this next photo Shorty !!! My only guess could be maybe a Yellow Thornbill. ?

2 from 2laugh

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

rawshorty
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White-browed Scrubwren

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

sue818
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Gorgeous shots from all of you. I am still looking through my pics for a few but really enjoying yours. Sue

Night Parrot
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Brilliant photos. My favourite is the silvereyes.

shoop
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Black Swan having a drink.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

pacman
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Common Bronzewing

Peter

Annie W
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Male Scarlet Robin having a splash.

West Coast Tasmania

Night Parrot
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From the Bathing Birds survey...........

https://www.facebook.com/bathingbirds

Araminta
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Female Wood Duck taking a bath.

M-L

shoop
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Yellow-plumed Honeyeater and Rufous Treecreeper having a drink.

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

pacman
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Striped Honeyeater checking the surroundings before having a drink

Peter

rawshorty
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Australasian Shoveler having a drink.

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

Rick N
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Lovely collection of photos.

sue818
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Just washed and cannot do a thing with it! Royal Spoonbill at Olympic Park Sydney. Sue

Reflex
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Crested Pigeon having a drink at a water fountain.

Samford Valley Qld.

TTT
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pre bedtime drink

shoop
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Oh Sue I can relate to that gorgeous Spoonbill of yours. 

Very clever adding something a little different TTT.

Australian White Ibis having a bath

Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.

Araminta
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male and female Gang Gang enjoying in evening drink in my garden.

M-L

rawshorty
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Grey Teal having a bath / shower.

Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

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

WhistlingDuck

Black Swan

birdie
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TTT...... have to ask.... is that  GIF?  very clever anyway. Great shots everyone as usual... my birdbath looks very tame by comparison

Sorry I got theh wrong name at first

Sunshine Coast Queensland

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