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Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Rose Fletcher

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? (Neochmia temporalis)

Red-browed Finches

Yet again, I'm going back to last summer, while I wait for next summer to hot up (all the birds are setting now, they have no time for posing).
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Habitat
Grassy clearings in forests; woodlands; coastal scrubs/heaths; mangroves; canefields, crops; Blackberries; orchards, parks, gardens. Common. Sedentary, locally nomadic.
Location
Nangawooka Flora Reserve, Victor Harbor
Date taken
March 3, 2008
Scientific name
Neochmia temporalis
Equipment used
Panasonic FZ50
Macswede
It's an amazingly beautiful image. Something's certainly grabbed their attention.
 
DougLaslj
As a friend of mine says--great Aww factor--so cute it hurts. The detail is astounding too.
 
Rose Fletcher
Thanks folks! :hi:

Ken - I really hope you get a late summer over there - you deserve it, after what you've put up with these past two years! :eek!:
 

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