Magic Moment

["Mules, Michael" <>]

In 1999 I saw male Flames, Scarlets and a lone Red-capped Robin on the same patch of grass in Toolangi State Forest.

 

Cheers, Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Katon [
Sent: Tuesday, 22 October 2002 23:03
To:
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Magic Moment

Hello all,

I have just arrived back from Tasmania Today. This was not a birding trip but I did take my binos everywhere I went. I saw most of the endemics except for the Forty-spotted Pardalote.

A magic moment for me occurred at Evercreech forest reserve picnic area, I was watching a male Scarlet Robin harassing a male Flame Robin and managed to see both in the spotting scope at the same time while they were sitting quite close together from a distance of about 30 metres. While watching these two robins for about 15 minutes, I noticed another robin close by, when I viewed it through my binoculars I was surprised to find it was a Pink Robin.

All these were seen without moving more than a few metres from my car.

Has anyone else ever seen three different species of male red robins in the same area at the same time.

 

Anthony

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