Which one this month?

[Volans]

Once again I have a pile of photo challenge rejects. I truly was stuffed if I knew which one to pick but the family's consensus was go with the swampy. I narrowed it down to 7 birds (some multiple shots of same bird).

The little Silver Eyes were taken whilst in NZ on a volcano in Auckland Harbour. They were soooo used to people that I had to shoo them away from my museli bar that was in my hand.

The juvenile Turkey Vulture was photographed in the Grand Canyon. Ugly brute and the adults are not much better. It was feeding of a stinking carcass and having a great old time.

The Tawny Frogmouth (or Mogfrouth as my nephew says) was sitting in the Silky Oak with its family. Two adults and three juveniles roosted in that tree for the day and flew off that evening.

The Kingfisher and Egret were seen whilst at the Boondall Wetlands Reserve. Does anyone else have rejects for this month?

Peter.

[Volans]

Just remembered the plovers. Taken in the planetarium's carpark. Notice the one with the plover crouching down...count the legs. When an adult plover feels its chick is threatened it will hide the chick beneath the wing. What appears to be the chick's beak poking out is actually the spur on the leading edge of the adult's wing.

Peter.

[ving]

those silvereyes are damn cute, bet they are as bad as sparrows here tho :)

[Vermin]

The little Silver Eye in the first pic is well composed, nicely isolated from the background.

[Volans]

Thanks Vermin, as I said, these birds were very tame and you could get exceptionally close to them. The reason it is a reject is that the bird looks stuffed. It looks as though it could be in a museum case, a reminder of the art of taxidermy.

Peter.

[iceman]

Very nice pics Peter! I like them a lot!

[acropolite]

Silvereyes have it for me.