Bird numbers down everywhere so time to tidy up the Tyto holdovers, starting with Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis), on guinea grass stalk – since whipper-snipped - near the lookout.
Rarer sight, White-throated Gerygone (Gerygone albogularis) sitting still in a paperbark near hide.
More common, Rufous-throated Honeyeater (Conopophila rufogularis), also in paperbark near hide.
To finish off, Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) pauses during feeding.
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Oh, that poor finch. Where's it going to sit now?
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, as always. Have never seen that species of gerygone before.
Great pictures. I'm yet to get a decent photo of a red-browed finch, well done on all counts!
ReplyDeleteFinches would rather be in the shade anyway, but guinea grass has more than a few species that love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Pete. Sometimes just sitting around seems to bring the birds in.