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Red Wattlebird (juvenile)
Rose Fletcher

Red Wattlebird (juvenile) (Anthochaera carunculata)

Juvenile Red Wattlebird.

A young Red Wattlebird heads off to its roost at dusk.

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Habitat
Banksia/eucalypt woodlands; heathlands, tea-tree scrub; parks, gardens.
Location
Victor Harbor, South Australia
Date taken
January 19, 2007
Scientific name
Anthochaera carunculata
Equipment used
Panasonic FZ50
hansbertil
Very nice to see this bird with a bit of surround. Looks like he is sitting in some kind of maple tree...? You can see it's eye scanning the dusk to see if all is ok. Well caught Rose!
 
Rose Fletcher
This is an introduced tree Hans, planted along a street. I'm not quite certain what type of tree it is. Behind the bird you can see a couple of the round dangling seed pods - as children we called those conkers and played various pranks with them. Our elders then called these plane trees. They are used very commonly as street plantings here, because they can tolerate the exhaust fumes from cars.
 
madamcoolpix
These Honeyeaters of Australia fascinate me. You have so many different, some of them looking so odd and beautiful at the same time. You did it very well with this one... taken at dusk??? It looks very good, only a little bit of noise at the BG, but the bird and the setting (love all those leaves, by the way) are great. Thanks, Rose!
 
Recurvirostra
Nicely captured. I suspect it's an immature Red Wattlebird though. The immatures are more finely streaked (like the Littles) and don't have a visible wattle, but I think the white patch on the face with the black surrounds gives it away. I think there may be just a tinge of yellow showing on the belly too.
 
Rose Fletcher
Recurvirostra, thanks, I think you're right! I noticed the yellow on the belly only after I'd posted it - it seems to look clearer on Birdforum than it did before.

I'll re-name it.
 

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