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December 31, 2014
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Male Superb Fairy-wren

Male Superb Fairy-wren

Bird-baths are a great way to see some of our smaller birds up close – even though balls of sodden feathers can sometimes be hard to identify! Birds welcome shallow baths placed close to shrubs for protection, but remember, as well as drinking, birds bathe and occasionally poo in the water, so baths need to be cleaned and topped up regularly.
For a better look, click on any of the photos below and then scroll through using the side arrows.
Striated Thornbills
Brown Thornbill
Brown Thornbill, we think
Brown-headed Honeyeater
New Holland Honeyeater
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
White-browed Scrubwren
Sodden young White-browed Scrubwren
White-browe Scrubwrens, adult and young
Superb Fairy-wrens, female and male
Rufous Whistler
Grey Shrike-thrush
Grey Fantails
Grey Fantail
Grey fantail and Yellow Thornbill
Eastern Spinebill
E. Spinebill – shake that water out of the ears!
Crimson Rosella

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  1. Lesley's avatar
    Lesley permalink
    December 31, 2014 1:06 pm

    What nice clean baths you provide. We have all the same species at our birdbath, though not entirely sure about the yellow thornbill. We also have families of Choughs all squeezing in, Black chinned Honeyeaters, and White Plumed. In fact all the
    birds use the birdbath, and a Blue tongue likes to lie in the warmer one on the ground.

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  2. Geoff Leslie's avatar
    Geoff Leslie permalink
    January 4, 2015 5:18 pm

    Terrific collection of photos, and very helpful for id of some of those tricky ones.

    Reply

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