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Rose they have a very characteristic callAre these related to the tui in NZ? Some similarities ..... does it have a very melodious call, and clever at mimicking sounds ?
The first link is broken, Richard.Rose they have a very characteristic call
About 45 seconds before this one fires up
This is the Little Wattlebird
Thanks John. Think it's right nowThe first link is broken, Richard.
Is he tired of being mocked by other birds?
That California quail is just superb, Miguel.Spent a few hours wandering around the Finley Wildlife refuge, near Corvallis, Oregon. A cold, gray, wintry day... but there were birds everywhere.
A tiny yellow-rumped warbler was busy catching and swallowing small insects--
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While a spotted Towhee glared at me with one ferocious red eye while scarfing down seeds--
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On a nearby trail, a small bevy of California quail disappeared into the bushes when they heard approaching human footsteps, I barely caught one quick snap of this chap, the last in line, then they were all gone--
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At a larger pond, a GBH (Great Blue Heron) was calmly preening himself on a log outcropping while a small number of ducks kept him company; on the far side of the pond, a flock of tundra swans were raising a ruckus, calling and screeching and yodeling--
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Not too far away, was a family of ring-necked Ducks--
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Finally, on my way out, I came a cross a some great Egrets...
They were standing--
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Standing and flying--
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And flying--
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The Egrets made my day.