Roger,
Some excellent photographs, especially the
Brown Quail. Your shots 7205 and 7207 are indeed a Golden Whistler but it is a first
year bird of unknown sex. In 7205 the base of the bill shows yellow whereas an
adult is all dark. The real giveaway to it being a first year bird is the rufous
feathers in the wings and on the back. Genuine female Golden Whistlers don’t
have any colouring like this in the wings. At this time of year most of the
birds locally are altitudinal migrants, coming down from the higher country and
are quite common, even in suburban backyards.
Cheers,
Mark
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Williams, Roger [
Sent: Monday, 5 July 2010 7:50 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] tharwa
sandwash
Had
a really lovely afternoon at the Tharwa Sandwash these are some of the birds
photographed
i
could do with some help identifying images 7205&7207 my thoughts were a
female golden whistler
