Western Gerygone ??

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laza
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Western Gerygone ??

Stopped to have some lunch by the highway just out of Bunbury and this little fella which im guessing is a Western Gerygone hop along on the fence.

Always great to be in the right place at right time

dougt
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Great shots Laza.  MAny a time I have seen the perfect shot and not had the camera ready.  Grrr

Doug.

WhistlingDuck

Great shots laza .... first is a real cracker, i like the swept back hairstyle. Cant help you with id but certainly has gerygone features.

laza
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Thanks guys, pretty sure its a Gerygone with the split white eye ring.

Certainly hope so anyway as that first photo is  my first bird photo that has been showcased on a Instragram birds group :)

Dont take life too seriously, it never ends well

HelloBirdy
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It is a greygone but I don't think it is a Western Gerygone. There could be some geographical variation but the ones we get here are much greyer

Ryu
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laza
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Hi Ryu

Im not 100 percent sure but other Gerygone types here in West dont really resemble it either and most are in far north.

Ive seen a couple of darker colour birds posted on WA sites as Western and I  cant really find anything else it can be.

Though I wont be surprised if im corrected : )

Dont take life too seriously, it never ends well

Devster
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Absolute cracker photos! I had a bit of a look and as Ryu mentioned the Western Gerygones seem to be a lot greyer. In saying that I can't givr a positive ID on the bird in your photos.

sue818
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With the split eye-ring, red eye and white to the tail, I think that it cannot be anything but a Western Gerygone. However could it be a juvenile with that more intense brownish colour or a local variation as Ryu suggests. Good capture 

Sue

alcatraz
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Great shots laza. Love the first one!

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