Monday, 1 April 2013

Patchwork Cottage

More Birds from Patchwork Cottage.

Bar-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis)

Chestnut-breasted Mannikin (Lonchura castaneothorax) 

Spotted Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)

 Yabba Creek

Lace Monitor (Varanus varius)

For more birds visit Wild Bird Wednesday.

10 comments:

mick said...

Great photos of the birds - so many I haven't yet seen let alone taken photos of! Love the Mannikin!

grammie g said...

Hi Neil...You have some different doves there, very nice, I like there iridescent colors!!
I have only the Mourning Dove here!!
The Mannikin is a nice looking bird, I love seeing all these different birds from all over, I don't have to leave my chair : ) !
Yabba Creek looks so peaceful!!
The Monitor..I don't want to meet in person! : )
Great set of photos!

Grace

Karen said...

Nice series of shots. Awesome monitor.

Maude Lynn said...

Fantastic shots! I love the monitor!

Sharon Wagner said...

Thanks for a peak at some Australia wilderness. I've never seen a lace monitor.

Stewart M said...

Great pictures - really like the Mannikin - its not a bird I get to see in Victoria.

Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW- Stewart M - Melbourne

Wally Jones said...

This is a really nice series! Would love to travel there just based on your photographs.
New birds for me.

Carole M. said...

well I love the birds of course, but that lace monitor would've kept me on my toes ... just in case.

NatureFootstep said...

beautiful coloring on the Mannikin. Don´t think I have seen any shots of it before. :)

Rohrerbot said...

Incredible!! So different from the critters you'd find here:) Thanks for sharing!