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Bird watchers

the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:11:33 GMT

Any idea what this young bird is?

There was a small nest above him, sort of like a wagtail or peewee nest.

The only bird that came near him while I was watching was a noisy minor bird.

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:13:16 GMT

he was a little bit bigger than the minor bird.

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kopenhagen5 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:17:09 GMT

Yep, looks like a noisy miner young to me.

Although the beak looks too long down the mouth, more like an Indian myna.

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*pepe — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:17:02 GMT

is it a cuckoo?

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azureline** — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:22:22 GMT

I can't see the pic?

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:23:48 GMT

I think it is too big to be a minor and it doesn't have the yellow around the beak.

Joono I did wonder if it was a cuckoo and the minor had been tricked in to raising it, but I didn't know whether we had those sort of cuckoos here. The ones that lay their eggs in other birds nests I mean.

This was taken in the central west of NSW.

He reminded me of a tawny frogmouth the way he sat so still pretending to be a stick.

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:24:49 GMT

Az, it's a big pic. You could try refreshing the page or click on my name and find it in my albums

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azureline** — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:29:57 GMT

😮 how clever is that? I didn't know it worked that way.

and no idea but yes, looks much like a tawny frogmouth.

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imastawka — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:32:59 GMT

Could it be a young Little Wattlebird?

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freddie*rooster — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:34:25 GMT

He reminded me of a tawny frogmouth

Yes he does me as well

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kopenhagen5 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:37:08 GMT

I don't think beak is pointy enough stawks.

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imastawka — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:48:52 GMT

Are the pics showing? Cos I can't see 'em

I'm still going with a young Little Wattlebird

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azureline** — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:53:37 GMT

Honeyeaters have very thin long beaks but again, the body and the head shape fit.

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:58:22 GMT

I can't see your pics Stawka

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chuk_77 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:08:25 GMT

yep little watlebird or spiney cheeked honey eater (they are cousins)

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imastawka — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:26:34 GMT

@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:
I can't see your pics Stawka

One of them was yours, pimpy.

Been having trouble all day loading stuff. Stooopy lappy!!!!

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azureline** — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:29:56 GMT

It might be ebay? I don't usually have problems with pics but today they take forever or not at all.

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mainecoon1 — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:23:14 GMT

lt looks like a baby wattle bird to me.

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the*scarlet*pimpernel — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:27:18 GMT

The wattle birds look to have a more distinct white outline on their feathers. This little chap looks like he only has whote tips.

I think there was wattlebirds nearby. I remember seeing babblers and what I thought was a spotted bowerbird, but it might have been a wattlebird.

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tcmsecretuseid — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 18:44:59 GMT

Whatever it is, he sure is cute.