Bird of the Week Challenge: 21st March - Red

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Mon, 21/03/2016 - 10:13

Holly

Bird of the Week Challenge: 21st March - Red

Happy Monday!

Great photos last week, there were some amazing shots, but I also loved reading your stories behind them.

An easy one this week - lets see photos fitting into the theme of "red"

Mon, 21/03/2016 - 12:21

Reflex

A Purple Swamphen has red eyes.

Samford Valley Qld.

Mon, 21/03/2016 - 13:59

Devster

A nice bit of Red on the bill of a Black Swan

Mon, 21/03/2016 - 15:20

dwatsonbb

Reddish eye on this Tasmanian Native Hen (endemic)

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

Mon, 21/03/2016 - 15:43

Reflex

Red-Backed Fairy-Wren.

Samford Valley Qld.

Mon, 21/03/2016 - 17:03

pacman

Australasian Figbird, male has red facial skin

Peter

Tue, 22/03/2016 - 11:42

Devster

Plenty of Red on this Mistletoebird

Tue, 22/03/2016 - 13:43

Reflex

You don't usually associate Red with a Striated Pardalote but it's there.

Samford Valley Qld.

Tue, 22/03/2016 - 16:07

Rick N

Beautiful Firetail

Tue, 22/03/2016 - 16:21

#10

dwatsonbb

Devster mentioned the red bill of the Balck Swan, but he also has a red eye.

Dale Huonville, Tasmania

Tue, 22/03/2016 - 16:37

#11

rawshorty

" Ohh Yeah, that's the spot"

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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Tue, 22/03/2016 - 17:01

#12

Reflex

One of my favourite birds is the Crimson or Scarlet Honeyeater.

Samford Valley Qld.

Tue, 22/03/2016 - 20:02

#13

detritus

Eurasian Coot chick - I guess (s)he probably would have traded the red face for a red eye by now.

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Tue, 22/03/2016 - 20:23

#14

rawshorty

Getting his red bill happening.

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Shorty......Canon gear

Canberra

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rawshorty/

Wed, 23/03/2016 - 10:14

#15

Reflex

Red-tailed Tropicbird.

Samford Valley Qld.

Wed, 23/03/2016 - 10:33

#16

Devster

A lot of red going on with the Pied Oyster Catcher

Wed, 23/03/2016 - 10:59

#17

Amson

Here is a Rose Crowned Fruit Dove which was sitting in one of our Camphor Laurel trees yesterday. Unfortunately was shooting directly into sun very early morning but so happy to see this beautiful bird.