Hi there birders,
One of the delights of birding is to have close up views of some of the
brilliant birds we have here in Australia.
Yesterday it was a male Red Capped Robin that caught my attention. I was
quick to whip out the digital camera and begin stalking this brilliant
bird. To be able to photograph this species showing its stunning red,
white and black feathers in full sunlight is a sheer delight.
After ten minutes of trying to get close enough for a reasonable shot,
the bird in question gave in and had pity on me. Either that or it was
curious about this odd fellow with the funny thing in his hand. It came
and sat on a branch about 2 metres from me! Wonderful.
The location of this close encounter was at the Pangarinda Arboretum at
Wellington East, about 30km south of where I live in Murray Bridge. (The
arboretum is about 90km SE of Adelaide.) Volunteers at the arboretum
have never recorded this species there over the last 10 years of
observations. The neighbours over the fence had never seen the species
there either.
Happy birding
Trevor
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Trevor Hampel
Murray Bridge
South Australia
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