Nice winter day - walking the hills

Hi guys...we walked the hills a bit - see some other pics in cacti & succulant forum...took a few bird pics again

First - the white-backed mousebird...hanging as usual

a bit closer...

the red-knobbed coot..again

and look for the red knobbes...from there the name!

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A pair of turtle doves -

I think this is the common ringed plover

another pic....a first for me.

young cattle egret

warbler or swamp-warbler...

and the mallard .. still there! Have a great week everybody!

Wonderful pics Little! I love the Mousebirds!

Thanks for sharing your walk with us

Resin...right and right...my fault. I was hoping you could add some insight on that warbler...main reason I added it.

Resin, the only other pic I have! The little grey/brown jobs are always the toughest for me.

Oh how I loved your little walk! The Mouse Birds look similar to Cardinals.
Do you ever see Bee Eaters Or ?Lilac Chested Roller...I used to volunteer at our state Zoo in the African Aviary...there were the most wonderful birds...that was about 25 years ago though. Galenule was another
Thankyou

BirdieB...Yes, I was thinking this morning, when the spring comes around, I must see if I can get a few pics of the bee eaters. There is a spot down by the river, where we regularly see them.

OH goody, goody...I love them. don't they live in colonies on the sides on hard clay type dirt mountains in little hollows? Seems like I sae a film of them way back during orientation. You have some of the most beautiful birds, and they hide so well. At least in our rsainforest Aviary they did. Don't even know if i'd be able to walk sato the Aviary now, bu it was grand when I did it. the Roller would fly around and around the very top and do its roll, it was so neat!

We have one or two roller species and similar for bee-eaters around here...I am not so sure if they breed here, and we rarely see more than 3-4 at a time, mostly singular, so I do not think they breed here, maybe more to the north. They just visit for the summer. Things do start to come alive in Spring, so hopefully I can get some nice pics..

Lesser Swamp Warbler Acrocephalus gracilirostris

Resin...this was one of my choices as well...they are just not still for long enough to get a good pic, but it still would be my first choice as well. Thanks. Given the pic quality, ect, this would be the best we can do...hopefully I can get more pics in the future.

It's nice to have a soundboard to bounce ideas off...you are a great asset!

Nice photos, Little_Things. The Mouse Birds are lovely. Where do they get their name?

The Rainbow Bee Eaters herald the coming of summer here, as they fly down from the far north of the state, 2 or 3 thousand km. Usually we hear them from mid October. Then again their passage back up north is a sign that summer is on the way out (thank God), usually in mid March. They do nest in Perth, but mostly we hear, rather than see them overflying, making sounds like umpires whistles. When we do see them, the colours are breathtakingly beautiful. There are sign posts alerting people to the possible presence of nesting birds.