Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Here is a bronzewing that has begun to wander into our garden in the Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula.
It is related to the pigeon family.
Often this one bronzewing feeds on seeds with the rosellas and the doves.
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Camera Critters #66
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Pics by Gemma Wiseman ~ Notice the touch of irridescent colours on the wings. and how the wing textures are more defined than those of the dove.
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ The amazing thing about this bird is it can sit on the ground as still as a rock for an hour or more.
And in the process, it seems to puff itself out and its head seems to sink into its feathers, barely noticeable.
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Bronzewing Critter
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7 comments:
Wow so beautiful !! This is so lovely..Great,..Unseen Rajasthan
What a beautiful bronzewing. That picture where she's so puffy is wonderful. You captured some nice shots. Have a great day.
Gemma - do you have any coot pictures? I started a discussion, by accident, on my digital scrapbooking forum, and I don't have any personal pics - I just had to post Internet ones.
Bronzewings must be very patient to be able to sit still for an hour or more!
A really pretty bird... it's neat how it can sit so still for so long like that!!
Great shots! A very interesting bird. Thanks for sharing.
A very pretty bird, I have never heard of them before seeing your post.
Beautiful photos.
SQ
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