Showing posts with label Nest material. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nest material. Show all posts

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Red-browed Finch hard to pin down

Crafty Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) gathers nest material near Tyto hide today.


Hard to spot nest because bird enters one tree and then sneaks across high into another, where the nest is hidden.


Good chance, however, to get bit closer to the wary species.


Yesterday, chased in-flight images of Rainbow Bee-eaters (Merops ornatus) in high winds along my favourite country road.


But couldn't shoot fast enough in the cloudy conditions.


Anyone else finding their multiple picture uploads no longer working properly?    
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Lament for southern Black-throated Finches

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