Just been on hols to Khancoban NSW and can't ID a few birds... any ideas? Scrubwren? skylark?
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Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
hi Hev
1 Australian Pipit.
2 not sure, but looks more finch like than scrubwren.
3 not sure, songlark maybe.
4 Female rufous Whistler.
Looks like you had a great week.
Ed Townsville NQ
Hi Ed, 2 and 3 are the same bird, I thought there was a hint of a crest, which is what made me think skylark. Could be songlark.
4 yes female rufous whistler, it was very vocal and had a beautiful song I remember.
Australian pipit, could be, it was very well concealed in the grass, quick moving, until it hopped up onto the post to eat a worm. posting another pic to see if you still think pipit.
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
I see nothing to say that 1 is not a pipit, I'm going for a no-breeding male Brown Songlark for 2/3. Based only on field guide as I have no experience of it.
Ed Townsville NQ
Thanks Ed. I have another question, do all baby birds have a thick yellow line around thier beak (presumably for flexability when the mother feeds them and they are able to open thier mouths extremely wide)
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best
Hev
The colouring in and around the gape if possibly multi purpose, mainly I think it enables the parent to find the chicks mouth in a dark nest, the darker the nest often the lighter/brighter the gape. I have seen research that also seems to point to another purpose and that is to indicate by colour and brightness the health of the chick to the parent.Yellow seems to be the most often seen colour.
Ed Townsville NQ
how interesting. thanks Ed
Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best