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Wednesday, 26 January 2022

Wild Bird Wednesday 496 - Blue Bonnet

The Blue Bonnet (Northiella haematogaster) is a parrot of the drier, interior parts of south-east Australia.  As a result, this is not a bird I have seen very often.  In fact, my recent trip to the Mallee gave me my second chance to see them, and luckily my first chance to photograph them.

I found this species of parrot to be very camera shy - in fact they seem to be one of the more nervous species of bird I have come across. Even when approached in a very slow manner - or in a car - they fly off at the slightest sign of human intervention.  So, I was very pleased and more than a little surprised when one turned up around the garden sprinklers of the house I was staying in.  I hid in a pop-up hide (adds this to his purchase list!) and managed to get the following images.  

What a cracking bird.









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14 comments:

  1. Yamini MacLean26 January 2022 at 03:04

    Hari Om
    My word, yes, that's a wee gem of a bird! Lucky you - thanks for sharing it around. YAM xx

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  2. Cloudia26 January 2022 at 03:13

    Wow! What a great way to wake up on a Tuesday see this Wednesday bird!

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  3. Breathtaking26 January 2022 at 04:09

    Hello Stewart,:=)
    The Blue Bonnet Parrot is very striking. I'm glad you managed to get some captures of this shy, but lovely creature.

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  4. Margaret Birding For Pleasure26 January 2022 at 06:25

    WOWW! Stewart that bird is a stunner and these are great shots of it. Thanks for hosting, take care adn have a lovely week ahead

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  5. Lydia C. Lee26 January 2022 at 08:30

    The colours! how magnificent!

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  6. Marie Smith26 January 2022 at 09:20

    Such a gorgeous creature! Lucky you!

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  7. David M. Gascoigne,26 January 2022 at 09:51

    What an absolutely spectacular bird!

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  8. Lea26 January 2022 at 18:34

    Beautiful!

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  9. Kenneth Cole Schneider26 January 2022 at 23:33

    Beautiful! Is colors are placed almost randomly, as if a painter used it as a palette.

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  10. David M. Gascoigne,27 January 2022 at 00:25

    The linking mechanism seems to have changed. I tried last week and had the same issue. It brings up the opening picture on the most recent blog posts with no option to go into that post and get another picture. Since most of my posts do not bein with a picture of a bird, I am afraid that I may withdraw from participation in WBW.

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  11. This N That27 January 2022 at 05:30

    What a beautiful bird..You are fortunate to be able to photograph him..

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  12. jp@A Green Ridge27 January 2022 at 06:53

    When I opened this post, Stewart, and saw the first photo, I gasped! To think and know now that these little beauties live "out there" is yet another credit to Mother Nature!...jp

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  13. Linda27 January 2022 at 15:50

    This parrot has impressive plumage!

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  14. Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoes28 January 2022 at 15:33

    WOW - that is a gorgeous bird!

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