Fledgling Fantails & Friends

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Annie W
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Fledgling Fantails & Friends

I spied two Grey Fantail fledglings, or rather heard them first, high in a tree waiting & begging to be fed.  Beautiful caramel colourations on the young ones, instead of the white.  I thought, foolishly, that they might be a little slower than the adults, so waited patiently for them to come down & pose straight in front of me, because that would be nice smiley.  They didn't of course, and bounced around just as quickly as the adults.  But another highlight of the week seeing them & observing them.

Also, some shots of some fellow regular bush birds - taken & shared for no reason other than I can't help myself laugh, they're all such wonderful birds.  Hope you enjoy!

Grey Fantail - Fledgling feeding to the left, adult on the right

Grey Faintail fledgling - Showing some love to his tree heart

Superb Fairy-wren (Female)

Superb Fairy-wren (male)

Superb Fairy-wren (male)

Photo op over for now, talk to the...um... tail? smiley

Tasmanian Scrubwren

Scarlet Robin (male) - I'm guessing a fairly young adult, doing his half best impersonation of a Fantail.

Dennis
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I never get tired of looking at your wonderful Bird photography & these are no exception. Their all great but ya gotta love #2 is he having a little scratch or just decided its all too much and having a bit of a kip?

Great images again.

Cheers.

windshear
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Awwww... Love the grey fantail pictures! laugh

Annie W
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Thanks Dennis.  Have to admit, that one is my absolute fav, such a cutie and just snapped at the right time for a change laugh.  Yes, I did utilise a little make-believe for the caption winklaugh.  He was just cleaning the Damselfly remains from his beak I think.

Absolute cutie that one hey windshear!

West Coast Tasmania

windshear
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Hahhahahah just noticed the Scarlet Robin one properly too. What a character. laugh

Second could also be subtitled "Hello? Yes, this is Fantail." (making a trunk call?)

I managed to get some great Rufous Fantail pictures today (including a few of a young one hiding in the bushes). 

rawshorty
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The second shot would make a great media shot for when councils are chopping down trees in parklands.

Caption "Please don't chop down my treesad I really need it"

Shorty......Canon gear

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windshear
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rawshorty wrote:

The second shot would make a great media shot for when councils are chopping down trees in parklands.

Caption "Please don't chop down my treesad I really need it"

"It be okay, Tree, I still love you even if council doesn't."

Annie W
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Lol windshear & Shorty, I didn't think of that yes

West Coast Tasmania

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