We cut short our trip to Port Augusta by one day because it was going to be too hot to bird, only to find we'd just beaten the lockdown in Adelaide by a few hours!
I'm sure he is... with his eyes half closed!!
I'm guess the white shoulder spot was actually a reflection off some glass. It's surprised what you don't notice at the time you take a picture, isn't it.
The puzzling Zebra Finch then arrived to try his luck with the water.
For those that don't know (or remember) this guy was a puzzle as he shouldn't have been in the area, their natural range is a hundred or so kms away. They do occur in Western Australia, just not in this corner where Albany is.
Not quite sure why they got this name, as they're more spotty than stripey I think LOL
Back at home after a lovely afternoon exploring the Torndirrup NP, this was the first bird waiting to greet us.
Alex and June also had a Zebra Finch gracing their garden, but it's rather a mystery as to where it came from.
They'd thought it must have escaped from a neighbour's aviary as the nearest wild populations are a few hundred kilometers away. He didn't have a ring on.
A conversation with the...
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