The highlight of the day was this little female Red-backed Wren that was busy hunting around in the grass. You can see how tiny she is by the stems and blades of grass that she was hunting among. The caterpillar or grub that she caught almost looks too big for such a tiny bird.
The male Red-backed Wren was also around - but not nearly so easy to photograph successfully.
There were also a number of honeyeaters high up in the trees among the Paperbark flowers. The Scarlet Honeyeaters have eluded me until now - but they were still too far away to give really good clear views.
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Mick, these are fantastic shots of those so quick and shy birds. Never having been further north than Ingham I had not had the pleasure before to see either.
ReplyDeleteMy superb blue wrens are plentiful here, and even nest in my rose bushes, but the little hen was the first lear shot I have got since I've had my new camera.
Beautiful snaps.
ReplyDeleteI just loved the snaps.
ReplyDeleteGreat captures of the cute little Red-backed Wrens and the Honeyeaters Mick! I wish we had Honeyeaters here but alas, I'll just have to add them to my "must do" list!
ReplyDeleteLove that male Red-backed Wren, wow!
Thanks for visiting and commenting Arija, Rajesh, Lazyclick, and Larry. I enjoy sharing and looking at all your photos from around the world.
ReplyDeleteLovely photo of the Wren with the grub in its beak. If they are as quick and shy as our Wrens then you did very well to get those great photos. The way a Wren's tail sticks straight up always makes me smile. The red on the male is really spectacular.
ReplyDeleteHi John, I must admit the wren with the grub in its mouth was a lucky one! These birds are so fast and so tiny that I just got as close as I could and kept shooting! That tail is certainly part of their appeal!
ReplyDeleteLucky you to finally have nice weather..it is still cloudy and gray here in southern California (in summer!). And even luckier to photograph those lovely Red-backed Wrens, not to mention the Honeyeaters!
ReplyDeleteThe female Red-backed Wren is seriously très petit! What a little one. The male is absolutely striking.
ReplyDeleteWell done on capturing them.
Thanks for commenting Bob and Cynthia and Gwendolen.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh....what a tiny and totally cute bird the Red-backed Wrens are. I love their tails! Another new bird for me. The male is gorgeous. The Honeyeaters are so colorful!
ReplyDeleteGreat job those little ones can be hard to get....
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful Wrens (the female with the caterpillar is a top shot!)
Scarlet Honeyeaters are great, even if not quite as co-operative.
Lovely birds, with a beautiful call as well.
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Hi Kelly, HFD60 and Denis. Thanks for your comments. I tried all last season to get photos of the Scarlet Honeyeaters but with no luck. The SLR lets me photograph so much faster and that did the trick this time.
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Red-backed Fairy Wrens are one of my favourite birds, they are so tiny and your photos are lovely Mick. We used to see them here occasionally in remnants of the introduced pasture grasses. Now that we have "cleaned out" many of the weeds which include these grasses we don't see the Red-backs. ooops.... Current project is to replant some areas with native grasses - progress is good but we may have to wait a while until we have enough to attract the little birds.
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ReplyDeletethe Red-backed Wrens and the Honeyeaters is my favourite, nice find.
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