white-browed babbler

Peter joined me outside and we then found our way behind the cabins to a grassy area, that had some trees on the other side of the fence. Here we found a couple of delightful White-browed Babblers, but they just would not move into the sun, keeping strictly to the shaded areas.

Caught during part of a research program. Banded (Ringed) and released unharmed--probably a few ruffled feathers

Every time I photograph one of these I get the impression it's been oversharpened, but it hasn't, so the bird must have quite coarse feathers.

Normally these birds are exceptionally difficult to photograph because they scurry through the scrub at speed and rarely settle for long, so I was lucky to catch this one perched up in the sun for some time.

Another species whose range barely enters Queensland, can be seen in the Granitebelt area, but this one was pictured in NSW in the Capertee Valley. www.aviceda.org