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Painted Button Quail Warriewood Wetlands

To: "'Ricki Coughlan'" <>
Subject: Painted Button Quail Warriewood Wetlands
From: "Edwin Vella" <>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:12:41 +1100

Gees if only the Button-quails in the turf farms (i.e.) Red-backed and Red-chested would also walk out of the paddock and greet us birdo’s like that. Such birds are certainly difficult to flush and I’m probably walking over most of them.

 

Edwin

 

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From: [ On Behalf Of Ricki Coughlan
Sent: Monday, 27 February 2006 12:04 PM
To: birding aus
Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Painted Button Quail Warriewood Wetlands

 

G'day nature lovers

 

Just a quick note to let all who might be interested know that the Painted Button-quail is still at the Katoa Close entrance to Warriewood Wetlands. I spent some time observing the bird yesterday with Nic Bishop, Alan McBride, Tony Pallister and another local. It was easily located and photographed. The best technique was to wait for the little fellow to walk right up to you. At times I contemplated switching my camera to "macro"!

 

This delightful female bird can be located either in the grassy area before the bridge or foraging among the casurina needles on the forest floor just after the little footbridge. It's platelets are everywhere. I guarantee you that you'll never get a better view of this bird unless you get one in the hand.

 

Happy turnixing

Ricki Coughlan
Sydney, Australia

 

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