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Saturday, October 23, 2010
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Monitor with right-of-way not spotted right away
Who gives way on footbridge, Yellow-spotted Monitor or unspotted bird watcher? Naturally, dinkum locals have right-of-way. I step aside, Spo...
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White-faced Heron stands up and begs picture be taken at Tyto. The birds can develop some trust in people, but I've never found any aro... -
Munching on mantids, it's what Pacific Bazas do. Putting it another way, preying on Praying Mantises makes their mornings. Specially whe... -
Finally got my hands on Canon 200-800mm lens after 3-month wait. Just what I'd hoped for: not far short of 100-500 image quality at 500,...
The second image looks like he had been for a swim, or similar.
ReplyDeleteLast image is great.
The "love token" - is it "feed" or decoration?
Denis
Hi Denis: Token carried to make bird more attractive to females, presumably by extending the red range. Never seen any reaction from females that the tokens achieve anything.
ReplyDeleteG'day Tony,
ReplyDeleteWho cares about the twig clutter? That's how you see 'em - still beautiful. Our 'Blue Wrens' or Superb Fairy Wrens can sometimes be seen carrying a love token. I think a lot of small birds have this habit.
Gouldiae.
Thanks Gouldiae. And I guess the clutter proves what pure birders we are - no setups or elaborate PP for us!
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