Sunday, August 9, 2009

Bird Photography Weekly ~ 21 The Wattlebird

Red Wattlebird, Anthochaera lanulata, a fun bird
to have around, although he makes a mess of the blossoms
on my Redhot Poker and is not very nice to the smaller


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birds, the entertainment value of his terrorising the
cat by loudly clicking his beak loudly just above her
head, is worth every bit of the down side.
More shots will follow another time, I could not find
them among the thousands of photos on my lap-top.
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24 comments:

  1. JoAugust 9, 2009 at 4:29 AM

    That is one "meanlooking" bird but I'm glad he's great entertainment in your garden. No cat would dare take on this bird...

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  2. IndayAugust 9, 2009 at 7:36 AM

    I recommend you saving up all your files on USB Arija. It makes a very dependable back-up than leaving them all in your hard drive.

    Maybe this poor fellow needs a permanent friend so he can't be nasty with his fellow creature. :)

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  3. AnonymousAugust 9, 2009 at 7:40 AM

    How interesting to read about your Wattlebird.
    Thank you for sharing the picture!!
    LG,
    Gisela

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  4. SGAugust 9, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    It is wonderful how you are able to capture these priceless moments!
    Thank you for your comment on my blog.. you are very right... I am in search of something I probably do not know exactly myself.

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  5. Joe ToddAugust 9, 2009 at 8:50 AM

    Thanks for the post. I've got some pictures of loons on the French River in Canada that I need to take a look at. If they turned out ok I will be able to use them in a post. Joe Todd

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  6. EveAugust 9, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    Haha... terrorizing the cat - that might make a fun video! ;)

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  7. Reader WilAugust 9, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    Next time I am in Oz I'll try to look out for the Wattlebird. He looks like a cheeky one! Beautiful bird though!

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  8. BarryAugust 9, 2009 at 11:19 AM

    Being from Canada I wasn't familiar with the Wattlebird. Great photo of what is, for me, a very exotic bird.

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  9. Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the GardensAugust 9, 2009 at 12:30 PM

    I love to watch the birds, here especially the rainbird Lorikeets, they are so clownish in their behaviour. They can be aggressive to and messy with the blossoms. The wattlebird is pretty with his long tail. I do not know if it lives here. Many of the birds here are in transit. Now, towards spring the butcherbirds are back with their melodious song.

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  10. mickAugust 9, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    I had a chuckle at your description of the bird terrorizing your cat. Its Blue-faced Honeyeaters that chase my cat!

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  11. Finding PamAugust 9, 2009 at 2:48 PM

    The Wattlebird sounds like our Mockingbirds. They like to dive bomb my bomb my cats.

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  12. MarjuAugust 9, 2009 at 3:14 PM

    Beautiful!

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  13. AnonymousAugust 9, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    Great photo - the feathers are sharp. He's an interesting looking critter, and for me, quite exotic. The light edge on his feathers is very attractive.

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  14. GeorgeAugust 9, 2009 at 4:29 PM

    The Wattlebird is new to me. It looks very dapper in your photo, but I would guess that your cat has a different impression of him.

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  15. AnonymousAugust 9, 2009 at 8:11 PM

    Despite its "attitude" towards the poor cat and your blossoms, what a beautiful bird, Arija!

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  16. Sylvia KAugust 9, 2009 at 8:22 PM

    First time I've seen a Wattlebird and I agree with Jo, don't think any cat would try to take him on!
    Have a great week, Arija1

    Sylvia

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  17. Larry JordanAugust 9, 2009 at 10:00 PM

    Great capture of the Red Wattlebird form the backside Arija! I can imagine the cat steering clear of a rather large bird with what looks like a very sharp beak!

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  18. gwendolenAugust 10, 2009 at 12:35 AM

    Hahaha, I bet the cat is not amused. I'd love to see those shots :-)

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  19. MedaMAugust 10, 2009 at 5:53 AM

    I don’t know about this bird. I like the way you’ve taken its photo. It looks beautiful.

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  20. NicoleAugust 10, 2009 at 6:23 AM

    What a Beauty!
    And grin, now I have a vivid image of him terrorizing the cat :D
    I need one of those birds to keep the dogs busy ;)

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  21. Esther GarviAugust 10, 2009 at 7:04 AM

    Beautiful shot of a beautiful bird! You have such a rich wildlife!!

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  22. Bob KaufmanAugust 10, 2009 at 9:03 AM

    I wish we had a wattlebird here in our backyard to chase the cats away. :-)

    Thanks for sharing your wonderful photo and story, Arija.

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  23. DeniseinVAAugust 10, 2009 at 2:01 PM

    Great shot, I love the design of the feathers on his back. Thank you for introducing me to this interesting looking bird.

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  24. This Is My Blog - fishing guyAugust 11, 2009 at 5:35 AM

    Arija: What a neat bird.

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