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| From Boorowa all the way to West Wyalong the fields were ablaze with a remarkable crop of Canola. It is obviously a fantastic season - far and away more Canola growing this year than in the previous three years. |
Yes I am THAT old!
The link to the album is as follows:
https://picasaweb.google.com/113268294402913437731/BirdsFromCharcoalTankNatureReserveSeptember182012
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| Male Red Capped Robin |
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| Striated Pardalote - another little "gem" of the bush. |
http://peonyden.blogspot.com.au/search?q=Charcoal+tank
4 comments:
Excellent images from today, as well as the past link. Being of a numerophilic nature may I ask how many species were banded on the weekend?
Martin
It's so interesting to see all those birds "in the hand". They look even smaller than they do among the leaves. Great close-up photos. An amazing experience - but if you grew up with that I wonder if you still appreciate it all! Hope so!!
Dear Numerophile.
You cause me trouble when you can't sleep, (or get up too early).
I photographed 16 species, and I got most birds. I did miss several sp. at the very start, on Friday afternoon.
The numbers were very different from previous trips. Few Thornbills, no Western Gerygones, no Babblers.
The season in the region is very good, and so maybe the local birds (the Bread and Butter species) might have dispersed to explore other habitats.
Mark Clayton can give you more precise figures, and total numbers.
I tried not to be "selective" to only shoot the "Pretties". (I know you didn't mean to imply that!)
Cheers
Denis
Hi Mick.
It is a five hours drive from Robertson to West Wyalong, so, yes I go that far because I do enjoy handling these birds. There was a hidden agenda, as I wanted to check out several Orchid areas on the way back. More about that tomorrow.
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The comment about these birds being tiny is true - in fact.
Pardalotes seem larger (more solid) than their length would imply. Wrens are dainty little things, with long legs and long tails.
Mistletoe birds are genuinely tiny and very fine in all respects.
Thornbills are smaller than most others. The Yellow-rumps are in fact relatively large. Inland Thornbills are genuinely tiny. I didn't see any this weekend.
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Whistlers, and Treecreepers and Honeyeaters are refreshingly normal in size, and easy to handle as a result.
Shrike-thrushes feel like giants!
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If you go back to previous posts, you will see how large a Bronzewing Pigeon and a Black Duck are. Definitely two-handed cases.
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Cheers
Denis
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