A Puzzle Solved
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:24 pm (Home, Birds, Photography)
For a couple of months now a bird has been calling from the bush at the back of our house. For a while I had no idea what it was, all I had seen was a tiny bird high up in the tree tops. Last week I had a suspicion that I knew what it was but couldn’t confirm it without a sighting.
Then today I had a short walk in the forest to take a photo for my 365 day project and when I returned there was a tiny bird on the birdbath. By the time I had realised it was there it had flown up into the trees. I managed to glimpse a flash of yellow and then luckily got a reasonable clear shot with the camera. My suspicions were confirmed when I checked my field guides; it was a Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus). They are extremely small and very pretty birds.