Barrage of Babies

Besides being out and about annoying a poor unsuspecting Tiger Snake, have been thrilled to spy some of the new Spring babies, so here are a few of my favourite baby birds from November.  I think my favourite to watch and capture was the Juve Tasmanian Native Hen (still a baby imo ), who, once he'd discovered my hiding spot, kept creeping back for a peek at the strange lady.  Or perhaps my favourite was the pile of adorable ducklings...ummm...who am I kidding, I can't choose . Hope you enjoy seeing them too!

Welcome Swallow Barber Quartet - after checking on these lovelies every couple of days at the start, ended up missing the last week before they fledged 

Superb Fairy-wren - As a friend pointed out to me recently, looks a little like this baby and her sister fledged a little early, possibly due to the same reason as the baby Thornbill below.  Seen at the end of the day with both parents and two sub Wrens, both of these little babies looked absolutely exhausted.

Tasmanian Thornbill - Much too young to fledge, this is the lone survivor (I think) after a Tiger Snake raided it's nest in front of me.  In hindsight, perhaps it would have been more humane not to have interfered, but...like I said in the Snakes post in Social, I was a little overwhelmed with the experience.

Tasmanian Native Hen (or Turbo Chook as the locals call them) - Juvenile.  Funny little character this guy/girl was.  Such a beautiful bird imo, often overlooked....perhaps because they're generally running in the opposite direction.

Another Tas Native Hen, adult with four of the cutest little fluffballs.

Pacific Black Ducklings (with some hybrid thrown in) - spied a mound of brothers and sisters snuggling across the lake, so of course I had to try and sneak closer.

Pacific Black Ducklings - Nawww!