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Pitta
Gardener
Posts : 1868
Join date : 2009-03-16
Age : 89
Location : Cooktown Qld
| Subject: Twins mum and dad  Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:05 pm | |
| Here are pics of the mum and dad sunbird . This is mum  This is the dad  The colour under the beak is deepest dark blue, The pale blue feathers at the side, show that it is in the mood for love. this is the only time it shows these mating feathers. | |
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Betty
Gardener
Posts : 1067
Join date : 2009-03-17
Location : North west Victoria
| | Subject: Re: Twins mum and dad Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:33 pm | |
| Just read up on them and their call sounds as interesting as they look. Are they common there, Gwen? You are so lucky, the only bird here that is as bright is a Golden Whistler or an Eastern Shrike-Tit, and I have only seen them here once. | |
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Pitta
Gardener
Posts : 1868
Join date : 2009-03-16
Age : 89
Location : Cooktown Qld
| | Subject: Re: Twins mum and dad Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:31 pm | |
| Yes they are common here .I had them in INNISFAIL and I know they are in Cairns and all
the way up to the top of Cape York including the islands.
Our sunbird is the only one in Australia Its called Nectarinia jugularis ,it has a cousin in NewYork and thats all there are in that GENUS. | |
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tessa
Garden Sherpa
Posts : 378
Join date : 2009-03-15
Location : Dangling from the planet's bottom
| | Subject: Re: Twins mum and dad Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:59 pm | |
| that's gorgeous, gwen.
whoa. | |
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Richard
Assistant Gardener
Posts : 591
Join date : 2009-03-15
Age : 63
Location : Hurunui District South Island NZ
| | Subject: Re: Twins mum and dad Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:36 pm | |
| Pretty bird Gwen,look to be a nectar feeder would i be right? | |
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Mary-Anne
Unionized Gardener
Posts : 3783
Join date : 2009-03-14
Location : The Sunshine State.
| | Subject: Re: Twins mum and dad Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:56 pm | |
| Very colourful birds Gwen.. | |
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Gail
Gardener
Posts : 1693
Join date : 2009-03-14
Location : near Gympie, Qld
| | Subject: Re: Twins mum and dad Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:18 am | |
| They're beautiful birds  | |
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Garden Sherpa
Posts : 159
Join date : 2009-03-15
| | Subject: Re: Twins mum and dad Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:53 am | |
| How amazing is this planet hey? What divine creatures. And to share your world - well how lucky can you get. Hope there's lots of little babies. | |
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Pitta
Gardener
Posts : 1868
Join date : 2009-03-16
Age : 89
Location : Cooktown Qld
| | Subject: Re: Twins mum and dad Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:15 am | |
| Richard .Faye was out looking at the nest this morning, she has more pics to come .
watch this space
Richard . They are nectar feeders.
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