Hi Michael,
As I said in my posting yesterday they were quite approachable, but
it's interesting to hear Graham say he had a similar experience with
birds in the nth-west of the state. Perhaps it's a breeding
phenomenon...there are some 'classic' old school photos of people
touching Grey Fantails and other species sitting on nests, so maybe
Painted Finch (or even just this pair) are more tolerant when
breeding. The male PF was much less approachable at times when he
was away from the nest though and took a bit of work to get decent photos.
For what it's worth I'm in the camp that's tending to think they're
wild (my reference to sitting on the fence yesterday was a little
tongue in cheek). But to be honest I don't think we'll ever
know. Either way I hope they get a clutch (or two) out...I'm also in
the camp that thinks they're a great looking bird!
Cheers, Dean
At 12:08 PM 3/09/2008, michael hunter wrote:
The pics of the Painted Finches were pretty good, did the birds seem
unusually tame, which might suggest that they were escapees or releases?
Sightings of northern birds south of their usual range are becoming more
frequent with Global Warming, but Jerilderie is a LONG way south.
Michael
Michael Hunter
Mulgoa Valley
50km west of Sydney Harbour Bridge
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