I had a delightful find today - a large flock of chestnut-breasted mannikins on bullrushes that were letting go of their fluff.
adult
adult
adult
Juveniles changing into adult plumage?
Juvenile? Not really the same shades as illustration in Slater
Birds flew together and landed near each other
Here are a couple more
Aren't they cute, they're about the size of a sparrow??
Wow, great results with these tiny birds. I tried to get some when we were at the Sunshine Coast a couple of years ago and failed miserably.
Cheers,
George
Melbourne, VIC
wonderful shots birdgirl. love the way they're composed with the birds hanging off the stalks.
Cheers, Owen.
Beautiful shots Birdgirl of some wonderful little subjects !
I love to see the bullrushes do that , your lighting is beautiful and I can see you are in bird photo heaven with your new gear....... am sooooooooooooooo damn jealous :') I particularly love the fifth image, lovely composition.
Sunshine Coast Queensland
Wow Birdgirl you are taking some amazing shots!
I also love the 5th one - the tuft of feathers mirroring the tufts from the bullrush is just gorgeous.
Thank you, it was a great find to have the birds and the bulrushes - I was getting covered in fluff because the wind was blowing my way. I could only approach from that side and they were nicely backlit. The camera had a real battle because I had to hide and the brisk breeze was blowing reeds back and forth in front of them all the time
Absolutely beautiful Birdgirl.