Matthew
Great shot and story. I noticed from the photo that Sittellas appear to
have an unusual beak, in that it points up rather than straight out or
down as is the case with most birds. I suppose that this is because they
are an upside down bird! It would be interesting to see whether birds
with a similar ecology overseas (nuthatches, for example) also have
upside-down beaks.
Con
Matthew Frawley wrote:
Subscribers may recall that I observed a pair of Varied Sittella nest
building in a Blakely's Red Gum in the woodland behind the Namadgi
Visitors Centre on 13 September and that Suzi Bond and Anthony Overs
also saw them doing the same eight days later on 21 September. I
believe they are now on nest and that this photo on Flickr (taken on 1
October) shows
them: m("N03/3970524869/","//www.flickr.com/photos/11701520");">http:
Matthew Frawley
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