Hi Folks,
Whilst down in Cairns over the weekend we took a photo of a
juvenile/immature Helmeted Friarbird, which had a bare patch around the
eye extending to the bill, it is symmetrical, not patchy. Can find no
reference to this in any of our reference books.
It maybe a feature of some stage of juvenile/immature birds but also
maybe aberrant plumage in this bird. Has anyone else seen this feature?
A photo has been posted on our blog, which unfortunately has some of the
face obscured by a shadow, but you can see most of it.
http://kingfisherparkbirdwatchers.blogspot.com
Cheers,
Keith & Lindsay.
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Keith & Lindsay Fisher
Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge
RN 6 Mt. Kooyong Road
Julatten QLD 4871
Ph : (07) 4094 1263
Web Site: www.birdwatchers.com.au
Blog: http://kingfisherparkbirdwatchers.blogspot.com/
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