Thought I would share some average photos of these birds I have never seen before today. The way they were feeding was just like a Treecreeper. It was difficult to get any good photos as they moved around a lot and the weather was dull and grey.
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Well done Shane. I would be happy with these because I have still never seen them even after searching.
Cheers, Owen.
I must say Owen they looked better in real life than these photos show, I only saw two of them and then something spooked them and I saw four of them fly off, so I will have to get back there and try again.
Regards
Shane
thanks Shane - another bird that I have not seen
Peter
Try Hardings Paddock before the camp ground goes in and look for anything that behaves like a Treecreeper.
Regards
Shane
I don't think I have ever seen a sitella either. Are they common? The distribution maps show them all over the country.
- soakes
soakes
Olinda, Victoria, Australia
My bird book says they are common, but I don't think they are that common, as I believe a lot of members have not seen one before and I got lucky to see these.
Regards
Shane
Great photos! In the 40 plus years I've been walking around - only about 1/2 dozen times I have seen them.They don't stop moving, so any photo is good in my books.These birds move down the tree not up like a tree creeper .
HERE TODAY GONE TOMORROW
See it! Hear it!
Mid-North Coast NSW
They do indeed move in the opposite direction to treecreepers, darinnightowl. It's a classic example of two species finding the right ecological niche for themselves. What the treecreeper misses going up, the sitella gets going down. Ain't evolution miraculous.
It amazes me darinnightowl how some species are listed as common and yet few people have seen them, I am sure others may have opinions on this.
Regards
Shane
I'm glad to see yet another unfamiliar bird. Thanks Shane for sharing.
Karen
Brisbane southside.