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Bear Dale

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Little WattleBird
« on: September 14, 2019, 04:37:30 »
Little WattleBird feeding a chick

Scientific name: Anthochaera chrysoptera















Nasos Kosmas

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Re: Little WattleBird
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2019, 08:19:56 »
Nice captures especially the second
I am not an expert in ornithology, most scientific names are in Latin but this is in Greek that means  this bird must be found here and the meaning is flower-hand   Golden-wing

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Re: Little WattleBird
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2019, 00:57:16 »
Nice captures especially the second
I am not an expert in ornithology, most scientific names are in Latin but this is in Greek that means  this bird must be found here and the meaning is flower-hand   Golden-wing

Hi Nasos, very interesting to read your translation and to know its in Greek and not Latin (I'm also far from an expert in ornithology).

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Re: Little WattleBird
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2019, 09:40:27 »
Mature Wattle Birds are frequent visitors to our garden, especially when the flowers are in abundance.  I have not seen a juvenile bird until now - so special thanks for these fine images.
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Re: Little WattleBird
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2019, 02:52:06 »
Mature Wattle Birds are frequent visitors to our garden, especially when the flowers are in abundance.  I have not seen a juvenile bird until now - so special thanks for these fine images.

Thanks Hugh, this was taken in our garden and was a first for me to see a jv being fed.