Worth a mention, two female Victoria's Riflebirds (Ptiloris victoriae) very high under dark canopy. One seemed to be imitating male display. Breeding starts about now. Embarrassing, because I'd just told touring birder species wasn't showing up these days! Sorry, mate!
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All lovely birds and great photos - as always! I especially like the photos of the robin with the worm.
ReplyDeleteTony, do you think the 'female' VB displaying was an immature male?
ReplyDeleteHi Mick: Just as well we're none of us worm lovers, I guess ;-)
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara: Thought about gender. No expert on riflebirds and plumage changes, so looked in all guides. No help whatsoever. Went to web. No help either. So, have no idea how soon males diverge from plainer browns. Can only say in this case both birds showed strongly 'female' markings. A side issue: in Iron Range over four weeks I always saw more Magnificent males than females. But in Victoria's and Paradise areas over the years I've always seen lot more 'females'.
Great photos ... especially the robins ... I like it ...
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