The brown Thornbill.
I'm fascinated by the speed they travel at. I also love their beautiful song. They are all over my trees at the moment, but hardly ever come down to feed on the ground. So, I concider myself lucky to have been in the right spot at the right time.
Here are some of the photos I took:
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do?
Thornbills do actually spend a lot of time on the ground... mostly foraging. They will rely on bushes and trees, should they need to retreat. And being small birds, I suppose they would be extremely wary of their surroundings. So you did a good job getting pictures like that.
Brandon (aka ihewman)
I like the perspective the water droplets in the first photo add (ie, this thing is very, very small...)
The first photo is amazing, but I just can't quite get over the first one- it's floating on the leaves! Kind of apt too, thornbills seem to bounce all over the place, so I guess they don't need legs!
Wow.
Beautiful capture of such a magnificently perfect, yet tiny creature. :)
Excellent shots, M-L. Love the first one.
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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What wonderful photos! I love them all but particularly the second one
Well done M-L!
I reackon they have to be one of my favourite LBB's M-L. Beautiful capture
West Coast Tasmania
As always I am in awe of your photos. I never get tired waiting for your next post.
Donna