Whistlers the flavour of the day! This too is a great bird to see and hear, I have seen them a couple of times but they don't seem to be as common as the golden version.
Are you kidding me BBN??? I have been looking for one for a long time LOL But now that I know the call I must admit I hear it more often. I hadn't realised that when they turn their backs to you.... they disappear as they have a camouflage on it.
I assume the Rufous would be the same. I don't think I have ever seen one. Nice catch Akasha
I'm with birdie on this one,i have never seen a rufous whistler,i did get a shot of golden whistler the other day but it wasn't good enough to post, i'm told there quite common but i never see them!there camouflage is to good for my old eyes.
Nice shot!
Sparrow, Birdie, did you read my post? In Sth Vic golden whistlers seem to be more common than rufous whistlers. Both great birds by the way, but I see golden whistlers much more often than the rufous kind.
I have a pair of rufous whistlers here, just arrived a couple of weeks ago. I had thought they were golden whistlers for years until I got a good look recently. Now I know the call I realise they have been here for years, one call sounds a bit like a whipbird. A similar thing with striated pardalotes, their call has been around a long time but I only just id'd one the other week.
Funny having a bird called rufous around.
Hey Greg.... I know what you mean, as I had never heard the GW till last week I thought, but sometimes it can sound a bit like the whipbird . Yesterday I heard them both together and they are quite different. I have the most beautiful recording of it done in the rainforest, but am having difficulties retrieving it from the recorder. I will post it when I do as a video if anyone is interested. Now that I know it I am sure I'll find I hear it more often.
Whistlers the flavour of the day! This too is a great bird to see and hear, I have seen them a couple of times but they don't seem to be as common as the golden version.
Oxalis is not my friend
Are you kidding me BBN??? I have been looking for one for a long time LOL But now that I know the call I must admit I hear it more often. I hadn't realised that when they turn their backs to you.... they disappear as they have a camouflage on it.
I assume the Rufous would be the same. I don't think I have ever seen one. Nice catch Akasha
Sunshine Coast Queensland
I'm with birdie on this one,i have never seen a rufous whistler,i did get a shot of golden whistler the other day but it wasn't good enough to post, i'm told there quite common but i never see them!there camouflage is to good for my old eyes.
Nice shot!
Sparrow, Birdie, did you read my post? In Sth Vic golden whistlers seem to be more common than rufous whistlers. Both great birds by the way, but I see golden whistlers much more often than the rufous kind.
Oxalis is not my friend
I have a pair of rufous whistlers here, just arrived a couple of weeks ago. I had thought they were golden whistlers for years until I got a good look recently. Now I know the call I realise they have been here for years, one call sounds a bit like a whipbird. A similar thing with striated pardalotes, their call has been around a long time but I only just id'd one the other week.
Funny having a bird called rufous around.
Hey Greg.... I know what you mean, as I had never heard the GW till last week I thought, but sometimes it can sound a bit like the whipbird . Yesterday I heard them both together and they are quite different. I have the most beautiful recording of it done in the rainforest, but am having difficulties retrieving it from the recorder. I will post it when I do as a video if anyone is interested. Now that I know it I am sure I'll find I hear it more often.
Sunshine Coast Queensland
The whistlers are lovely. I'll have to see if any are in my area. Good catch