Hi Janet,
Female Mistletoebird might fit your description better?
Regards,
Chris
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On 09/11/2012, at 4:12 PM, Janet Russell <> wrote:
> Thanks to all who responded. We suffer a great deal of frustration
> trying to identify the sbb who usually inhabit the upper reaches of
> our eucalypts. This one was not that much above head height and I saw
> it clearly in profile and that ruled out finches and pardalotes. It
> looked grey and I could not make out any markings (naked eye only).
> I think it was the brown thornbill - I was surprised how bright
> red-orange that flash was on the rump. Of course it is difficult to
> capture that in photos and it is difficult to find a feature - even
> with google- that is not part of its name.
>
> Yours, forever, the novice...
>
> Janet
>
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