3 unclear birds

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Mon, 26/09/2011 - 01:34

michaelrt71

3 unclear birds

out walking after the rain today
satin bowerbird?

which butcherbird?

heron or bittern?

Mon, 26/09/2011 - 02:40

Meave

I think the top one is a satin bower bird, and I think that the bottom one is a juvenile striated heron. Mind you, I haven't always been right (nowhere near always), but we saw a striated heron at Broadbeach and it does look similar. Could the middle one be a black-backed butcherbird? Whereabouts are you?

Meave

Mon, 26/09/2011 - 05:14

michaelrt71

Thanks Meave,
I am on the South Coast of NSW and thought it might have been the black-backed until I saw the range in my birdbook.

Mon, 26/09/2011 - 05:32

Owen1

Bottom one is most likely a young Striated Heron and the pose looks like their typical sneaky ways.

Cheers, Owen.

Mon, 26/09/2011 - 05:39

mrtattoo

Male satin bower for sure, luv the eye colour, thinkin maybe a pied butcher & i agree with meave, immature striated heron. nice pics

if your happy when your birding, flap your wings.

Mon, 26/09/2011 - 06:01

michaelrt71

Thanks to the panel!
The purple eye threw me on the bowerbird. Cheers

Tue, 27/09/2011 - 03:05

raysimula

You'r Butcherbird is a Grey Butcherbird, the pied has a black under chin/upper breast or bib. Ray

Tue, 27/09/2011 - 04:08

michaelrt71

Thanks Ray,
That solves it for me. Three out of three.

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