Jacky Winter returns after a month absence.
crawled along ground to get this shot lol
Barney.
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Awww.
Lovely photo!
beautiful little bird ... he likes perching on your wire too
Well done Barney. Jacky Winter is one bird I think I have in my garden, but find very difficult to identify. I have not seen them out in the open, they are mostly in the trees. Good shot
M-L
Araminta, l initially thought they were some kind of robin/flycatcher etc
in my old Slater book they are called 'brown flycatcher' and in my new book they are called jacky winter'
some have a white 'brow' over the eye [males?] but they all have bold white patches on the outer feather of their tails , and they wag their tails quite a bit when they land somewhere or are disturbed/excited.
i really like them , very acrobatic when catching insects in the afternoons. ive seen one tumble earthwards after catching some large bug that must have been more than it could chew , the bird dropped it in the long grass , flew to a perch and wagged his tail for several minutes as though annoyed or startled haha.
Barney.
Barney.
Love this shot Barney! Always nice to see regulars & favourites back - these little guys look so sweet.
West Coast Tasmania
good thought as they are in the Australasian Robin family
Peter