Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Spangled Drongo

This post is for World Bird Wednesday.

Several times over the last few weeks I have heard a strange bird call out in my yard. When I went out to see what it was the Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus) flew off. As well as their own harsh metallic cry they are great mimics. It happened again the other afternoon but this time I went out quietly and the bird stayed in the grevillea tree where it was feeding.

20 comments:

  1. I am sorry Mick but only a bird in Oz could be called a Drongo!
    Joking aside it's a beauty.
    Many thanks for sharing your lovely images.

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  2. We have a similar bird here in the states called a Bronzed Cowbird. It has red eyes like your drongo and the cowbirds also have a metallic call. Yours looks even larger and chunkier. Nice shots.

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  3. wow! he looks like a powerful little thing! i like him!

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  4. It is an interesting bird. The heavy bill reminds me of a raven's, but maybe the Drongo isn't that large.

    Thanks for the visit!

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  5. Great capture; those eyes are incredible!! Boom & Gary of the vermilon River, Canada.

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  6. A beauty of a bird; and I love the name.

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  7. He is very beautiful! So red eyes!
    Great captures.

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  8. Neat looking bird and I love the red eyes. Wonderful photos.

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  9. Love the name, love the eyes! Lovely capture of him in the flowering tree!

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  10. Mick, You really got some great captures of this interesting bird in an equally interesting looking tree.

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  11. I wonder if it is similar to our cowbird as Kathie said. I adore their song.

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  12. The tree and the bird fits together. :) I like when I see things like that.

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  13. Gorgeous photos! Your stealthiness paid off big time. The light in these pictures is phenomenal. That is one heavy duty bird!

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  14. He looks sort of like our Crow or Raven! Lovely capture!

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  15. Great captures Mick! Gee, your Grevillea is flowering, our Grevillea robusta has not yet lost it's leaves.
    That Drongo is one cool dude.

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  16. Fascinating bird with those red piercing eyes. Love the colors in your shots!

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  17. The Spangled Drongo is quite the title! A bird with that name has to be spectacular and it is. Love the iridescence. You have portrayed them beautifully Mick.

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