Wedge= Tailed Eagle and Possible juvenile Rainbow Bee Eater

To:	"'kym bradley'" <>, <>
Subject:	Wedge= Tailed Eagle and Possible juvenile Rainbow Bee Eater
From:	"Philip Veerman" <>
Date:	Sun, 3 Feb 2013 17:58:32 +1100

That is a very strange Bee-eater. The presence of the 2 elongated tail feathers and the normal adult head markings & black throat patch only match an adult. These features would appear to show it is not a juvenile. But the almost white underparts suggests some kind of defective plumage pigmentation. I wonder if anyone else has seen a Bee-eater like that one.

I also saw a wedge-tailed eagle at Namadgi ( back of visitors centre ) approx 3.30 pm and a pair of them at Lanyon this afternoon.

Philip

-----Original Message-----From: kym bradley [ Sent: Sunday, 3 February 2013 2:24 PM To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Wedge= Tailed Eagle and Possible juvenile Rainbow Bee Eater

Yesterday a low flying wedge-tailed eagle at Namadgi ( back of visitors center ) approx 1.30 pm he was very low, under the power lines at one stage

TODAY I think I may have found a 2013 baby bee eater, my reasons are the chest is down not fully colored, and the head is smaller to the adults there was one adult not far away , I really hope one has fledged ( not the best pic) flew off quick

Also today appears the cockatoos are enjoying the thistles around

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