Today on my morning walk I spotted a tiny bird on the edge of the rainforest at my daughter's school. Amazingly it borders a very busy road at that eastern end and the small birds must do well in the morning sun as they tend to gather there and flit around getting insects.
This bird was tinier than a silvereye - I went up to a gum flower head when it flew off to measure it by comparison and it would have been no more than about 6-7cm in length. It was browny coloured on top with pale beige under and a yellow tinge at the rear underparts.
I have checked out the various bird sites and I think it was a Weebill. The picture fits , pity I didn't have a camera again. Has anyone seen one before?
Saw 4-5 Eastern Yellow robins too.
cheers
Birdie
Sorry birdie, can't help with id. Would suggest however that you superglue your camera to your hand. You'd see less birds to photograph if you went on holidays I reckon.
See Yez
Trev
hey Birdie, maybe a mistletoe bird too... they are very small.
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
oh just realised you said 6-7cms... they are not that small!
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
HI Hev,
Thanks but not a mistletoe bird. I got some shots this morning so I will post them later. Had a great walk through the rainforest there today, will definitely be going back, but maybe with better footwear this time, as I kept imaging standing on a snake all the way through as it was very leafy and lots of logs etc to cross.
Will post later
Cheers
Birdie
Sunshine Coast Queensland
try humming loudly ...works with bulls!
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
Ha ha , didn't try humming but I did jump quickly and make a lot of noise :)
Here is a little bird I saw this morning. I think it is the same one but then again I am not certain.I was thinking maybe a thornbill of some kind - striated perhaps?
Also saw plenty of these eastern Yellow robins
Golden Whistler I think...
And the place was teeming with these little beauties.... I was in birdie heaven but still couldn't get a still sharp shot!! variegated fairy wrens I think
It sure was worth getting rained on and eaten alive by mozzies!! :'D
Cheers
Birdie
Sunshine Coast Queensland
hmmm I'm thinking Brown Thornbill. The golden whistler... I don't think it is... the beak is the wrong shape... but I don't know what it is ... helpful eh?!
Hope you have dried out and stopped itching :)
I was in the outdoor pool today when there was a lightening storm... quite spectacular, but the lifeguards made me get out...apparently it's dangerous to be in a pool in a lightening storm...pah!!
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
Dur.... yes it is quite dangerous. But for someone who takes on fierce bulls and snakes etc then I guess it's all in a day's work!!
I still think it is a whistler but will find another pic to look at. i hadn't realised that the other thornbills had the markings on the front - now I've turned the page in the field guide!! :)
Those wrens were sooooooo gorgeous, just flitting around . As usual I got so excited when I realised what I'd stumbled upon that I didn't wait to set the shots up and I was in a hurry but I'll go back with more time.
Will post later
Cheers
Birdie
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Yeah, I agree with the brown thornbill, some beautiful photos, looks like a lovely place.
Yes brown thorn bill, and I think your whistler is an immature rufus shrike thrush.
See Yez
Trev
The second one looks very like an Eastern Yellow Robin. We get them a lot around here and yes it is temperate rainforest so highly likely :)
Happy birdwatching!
The bird in the first pic looks very much like a Tasmanian Thornbill by my book and it does say they are found in wet sclerophyll forest or temperate rainforest. Where are you by the way - it helps to know roughly. Nice shots btw :D
Happy birdwatching!
Sunshine coast Gez:)
Sunshine Coast Queensland
DUH!! Silly me on three counts! ^.^ so it cant be a Tasmanian Thornbill then, and you already knew the other one was a robin I noticed later LOL.. I'll be more vigilent in future. I COULD blame it on the fact that it was 3 in the morning .. this forum was so interesting I couldn't shut it down! Nice to meet u all anyhow :)
Happy birdwatching!
Hey now worries at all Gez... we were all like that when we first started. It is easy to get caught up in it when you are so interested in the subject matter. Welcome to the forum anyway, where are you by the way?
Cheers
Birdie
Sunshine Coast Queensland