At 10:47 PM 17/02/2010, you wrote:
About the bird. On that hard to say on just that. I would say though
that a "bird that sat on their washing line for ages yesterday." sounds
so very much more likely for a Sacred Kingfisher though. They are coming
through Canberra at this time (I had one at my place on the power line
to my house, on last Sunday, and I have them at least once on maybe half
the number of years). Azure Kingfishers are typically much more
secretive than that and it would seem odd to like to sit somewhere so
exposed, especially in such odd habitat.
Philip,
Yeah, you're right. I was overly excited when I checked, and when I
looked in a different reference book, the pic for the sacred was
almost spot on for my bird (the dark band around the back of the head
was a dead giveaway). I should have looked further before jumping to
conclusions. I've still never had a sacred kingfisher here though,
so I'm still not exactly unhappy. <grin> Sorry for the incorrect
ID. I've only ever seen any of the smaller kingfishers once before,
and from a far greater distance. Definitely not sen in my garden
before this, but hopefully he may hand around and give me some more views.
Thanks for the response.
Cheers.
Paul T.
Canberra, Australia - USDA Zone Equivalent approx. 8/9
Growing an eclectic collection of plants from all over the world
including Aroids, Crocus, Cyclamen, Erythroniums, Fritillarias,
Galanthus, Irises, Trilliums (to name but a few) and just about
anything else that doesn't move!!
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