During a short walk on the beach I came across a number of birds feeding on the strand line of tide washed - and rather smelly - seaweed. I had gone there expecting to photograph gulls, and was surprised to walk away with some of the best image I have taken of a number of 'bush' birds.
These are White-Browed Scrubwrens (Sericornis frontalis). This is a species found along most of the edge of Australia, with the exception of the much of the west and north coast (which given the size of Australia is a pretty decent 'except'!)
These birds were (I assume) a pair as one bird seemed to be regulars giving food to the other. You can see this behaviour in one of the pictures. From what I could see, the birds seem to have been feeding on small snail, but that I bit speculative!
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Hari OM
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a wee cutie! Might the feeding be part of courting, one wonders? YAM xx
You can see how that bird got its name Stewart. Thanks for hosting. Have a great week ahead
ReplyDeleteI didn't know they ate seaweed. How interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting! I'm back to the wildfowl, I see everyday here in Honolulu
ReplyDeleteTwo little beauties indeed. I was surprised to see two goldfinch feeding among the seeweed here this summer.
ReplyDeleteHello Stewart, Sweet captures of these cute wrens. :=)
ReplyDeleteCute little birds.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of this little bird Stewart.
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