Trundled up to Paluma Dam yesterday for the first time since Cyclone Yasi blasted through 16 months ago. Much quieter and forest system recovery years away. But Large-billed Scrubwren (Sericornis magnirostra) still darting about in the shadows.
And Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons) busy here and there.
Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (Chalcites lucidus) hunting from dam rocks.
Here's a Little Bronze-Cuckoo (was Gould's)(Chalcites minutillus), in Tyto the other day, for comparison.
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2 comments:
Nice photos, Tony.
I wonder if the colour difference apparent between the Shining and Little BCs are effects of the lighting (flash).
Do they appear very different, in the flesh, Tony?
Hi Denis: Former Gould's very different in flesh and not from flash. Other LBCs also bronzer, though less so. Shining even brighter green often than shown. Also bit bigger.
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