Latest posts tagged with #pardalotes on Bluesky
On the basis of the #NestBuilders theme, I have to give a second shout out to the pair of #pardalotes who raised two lots of nestlings through a summer replete with occasional 43 degree days, under our back verandah, and using our extendable clothesline assembly as their "nestbox". #BirdsofAustralia
Found only in Australia, #Pardalotes are a tough photo subject because (a) they are tiny, (b) they never stop moving and (c) they spend most of their time high in the leafy canopy. This Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) was more obliging than most. #BirdingAustralia #BirdingTasmania
And the #pardalotes did return to nest in our clothesline assembly. This last week I saw a fledgling in the elm tree nearby, & the parents are still feeding that one, or another, in the nest. For #birds that normally nest in holes dug in soil banks, they've taken to human infrastructure so well. 🪶
Handsome Caves, up behind Magra.
The cave wall is full of #tafoni and an abundance of Striated #Pardalotes.
Access is through private property and comes with a canine escort!
#photography #birds #wildlife #landscapephotography #cave
Photo of a small yellow, black and grey bird perching on a small branch. In its tiny black beak is an immature insect that's light orange with dark red spots down the sides and green eyes.
Photo of another small yellow, black and grey bird perching on a small branch. In this one's beak is a reddish-brown spider with its legs sticking out in all directions.
The pardalotes are back to feed their babies. Today's meal options are insect larva or spider.
#Pardalotes #StriatedPardalotes #TasmanianBirds #Tasmania #AustralianBirds #Wildlife #Nature #Birds #ausbirds
Photo of two small birds perched on a lichen-covered branch with bright green leaves. They are pale grey with black on the top of the head and wing feathers, and bright yellow under the chin, above the beak and on a dot halfway down the side of the wings. One is facing to the right and the other to the left. Drizzling raindrops are falling and both have wet face feathers.
On this drizzly day, the pardalote babies are warm and comfy (and a bit noisy) in the walls of my study but the parents still need to go out to collect food.
#Pardalotes #StriatedPardalotes #TasmanianBirds #Tasmania #AustralianBirds #Wildlife #Nature #Birds #ausbirds
Spotted Pardalote
Spotted Pardalote
A pair of Spotted Pardalotes that I snapped at the National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, 2020 #birds #australianbirds #pardalotes
