waxbill

A new visitor to the garden. there are three of them, two femails and one male.

Violet-eared Waxbill taken in Namibia, Africa Sept 1, 2018.

Definetly one of the best shots I've ever gotten of this waxbill. It's a very striking bird with lovely patterns and colours.

It took me a while to get used to the blue on these cute little birds - they just don't have an exotic shape to go with the colour !

Swee waxbill

On the way to Ruhija, in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, this elusive and beautiful couple, "common at forest edge, in secondary growth, marshy areas and cultivation, from 800-2200m", according to "Stevenson and Fanshawe: Birds of East Africa".

Male. An escapee species from the captive bird trade. Settings: 640mm ISO400 1/640s f/8 0EV.

Love the colouring of this little bird. Taken at reasonably close range - but they don't stay still for long!

Common Waxbill

Common Waxbill

The Common Waxbill is not a native species of Singapore. It is an escapee.

Adult. Uncommon escapee species. One of the few African species brought into Singapore via the bird trade and released/set free by devotees during a Buddhist religious festival. Settings: 1050mm ISO160 1/400s f/2.5 0EV.

I was hoping to find these birds on my recent trip to Portugal,such tiny birds great to watch feeding on the grass seed heads.

sub-species 'kilimensis'; also known as the East African Swee

A pair warming themselves after a cold night. Another small bird, not so often seen on BirdForum. Focusing was a bit tricky due to their habit to rest inside the canopy.

One of a pair foraging early morning for food

Taken by the side of the Maspalomas lagoon, there wasa bout a dozen of these little birds flitting through the bushes.

Common resident in woodland and savannah.

This tiny bird is another of the many introduced songbird species in Oahu. They feed in small flocks, fleeing in terror at the approach of would-be photographers :-))