common waxbill

an introduced bird to Mauritius. came first as cage bird. hope you like it.

The waxbills, originally from Africa, were introduced to Hawaii as pets, with escapees now gone feral. I'm thinking that makes them both ex-pats and ex-pets.

So this was a shopping day, checking out the farm markets for fruit and veg for dinner plus craft-type gifts and souvenirs. Parked the car along the road nearby and these waxbills were foraging grass seeds in a vacant lot right beside me. The other shot I'm posting of them is better, but I kind...

An introduced species in Brazil, but still pretty.

Woops! It's 3am already :eek!: Got back to the city late after my Barcelona birding day, then dinner, then downloading pics. Had a great time out at Llobregat Delta, including at least three lifers, two of which were total surprises to me. One of the surprises was a flock of Common Waxbills...

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Common Waxbill eating wild bird seed from feeder. in a group of eight birds. dark colour males dominate the feeder often chasing the lighter females away.

A non native specie widely spread in Spain and other european countries.

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Common Waxbill

Common Waxbill. Another first for me in Portugal on holiday.

Common Waxbills near Sossusvlei, Namibia

Still processing some of my Hawaii photos. Two shots of waxbills today. This one the Common Waxbill taken in Oahu. Another common park bird and seen in small flocks in most grassy green spaces.

These noisy little things seem to be all over the place at times.

Feeding on the grass seeds in a park by Waikiki Beach.

A diminutive beauty pictured having a break from feeding on the seeding grasses in a busy public park.

Shot in the same park as the Cardinals, there were small flocks of these feeding on seeding grasses. This one was indulging in a preening session.