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Monday, 18 May 2009

Striated Pardalote & Double-barred Finch.

After hearing Pardalotes calling for the past week I thought as it was a Show Holiday here last Friday, I would take time to track them down so I could try out my new camera. After a lot of patience and with being frustrated by their going back and forth in our next door neighbour's front yard, I eventually realised four had landed on power lines above my head! Luckily this individual bird was good enough to pose for me in a tree next to my neighbour's house.

Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus)




These Double-barred Finches were a lot easier to photograph as they come to our yard every day all year round. I am hoping that the Chestnut-breasted Mannikins come again in the Spring. When they do, I will be waiting!

Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)



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16 comments:

  1. mick18 May 2009 at 17:27

    Tiny and Beautiful! Great photos! AND a great camera!

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  2. Neil18 May 2009 at 17:33

    Thanks Mick I know how much you like little bush birds.

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  3. Kelly18 May 2009 at 21:07

    ...what beautiful birds (and photographs). They are both so exotic looking!

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  4. gwendolen18 May 2009 at 23:30

    They are both such pretty birds. So how's the new camera? What did you get?

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  5. MaineBirder19 May 2009 at 01:38

    Beautiful birds and excellent photos!

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  6. Bob Kaufman19 May 2009 at 01:52

    Lovely birds, Neil. Over here we call the Double-barred, Owl Finches (usually as cage birds - but the US have stopped the import of these, thankfully).

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  7. Dawn Fine19 May 2009 at 03:44

    Wow such gorgeous birdies! Where is Cooloola by the way...it sounds like a refreshing drink..tee hee

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  8. HFD6019 May 2009 at 04:58

    Great captures....

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  9. Anonymous19 May 2009 at 07:29

    Excellent - haven't ever seen or heard of these. Not much of a surprise with me being half a world away! :)

    Cheers, Klaus

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  10. Neil19 May 2009 at 10:14

    Thanks everyone for your comments Gwendolen I now have a Canon 1000D before that I had a Fujifilm S3000 big difference.Bob & Cynthia glad to hear they have stopped the import of the Double-barred Finch, Dawn Cooloola is in SE Queensland Australia.

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  11. Larry Jordan20 May 2009 at 15:10

    Wow Neil, you sure have some cool birds down there! Great captures of both the Pardalote and the Finch. Beautiful birds

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  12. Neil20 May 2009 at 16:08

    Thanks Larry they are very beautiful.

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  13. Arija20 May 2009 at 19:12

    Glad your water supply has been replenishe, our dams are still dry.
    Pardaloted have such a distinctive call, you mainly hear first then spot. Great captures. I've maily seen the spotted version.

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  14. Neil21 May 2009 at 09:51

    Thanks for your comments Arija hope you get rain soon.

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  15. Anonymous28 May 2009 at 20:14

    Holy Cow. What amazing birds you have! I can't imagine living with all that winged beauty.

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  16. Neil29 May 2009 at 17:47

    Thanks behindthebins they are beautiful birds

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