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little info please.

Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 20:08
by nightrider
gday there.., just after a little information if you guys will?
upon my way home this evening i was riding along, and nearly ran over this little fellow, i noticed him fluttering around on the ground, as i picked him up, i noticed his legs, head and wings were bound together with golden orb weaver spider web.
so i bought the little glider home with me, done a little dr doolittle, and the little fella is as good as gold, he even sat in my hand singing for a few minutes.
not knowing a great deal on finch breads, i took to the net for some identification, without any luck.
so here i am, to ask you guys, as you probably know what you are on about, rather than missleading information on the net.
it was just on dark i found this fella, so the photo i have is not the best quality, as it was taken from a laptop cam.

he has like an army green on his back
a gray underbelly
his tail seems green too, with a shorter red overlay that runs halfway down his tail
beak is black, with a white dot eitherside of his beak opening.

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Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 20:19
by shanny2
i'm not a expert i don't know but i will give it a shot it could be a gouldian what a hero u r

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Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 20:22
by VR1Ton
It,s a baby Red Head, plenty of them round Maitland.

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Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 20:24
by shanny2
well it was wearth a shot

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Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 20:30
by MadHatter
yup. Baby 'redhead' a.k.a. Red-browed Firetail.

<---- will look like this when he grows up. :D

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Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 20:33
by shanny2
r u gonna keep him? or realese him? you could tame him if it is possible

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Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 21:53
by iaos
Nightrider, if you need a hand with feeding or housing, i'm only just down the road, however not an expert in young birds or red-brow's. Good luck

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Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 21:56
by jusdeb
Horrible stuff Orb webbing , other half got covered in it today while picking apples (shhh not on our property ) couldnt beleive how strong and sticky it was ...
Very lucky little bird ..

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Posted: 18 Feb 2011, 22:46
by nightrider
thanks for the replys fellas, i thought it might have been a baby red brow, just wasnt to sure?
little guys pretty happy at the moment, considering his sleeping up on my kitchen bench snoozing away.
i think i'll just open the backdoor in the morning and he can leave when he wants, (or until i chase the bugger out for shitting on my cutlery.)
anyways he still has a few roughed up feathers here and there, but seem to fly well enough to get around.
1 lucky birdie gets to live another day!

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Posted: 19 Feb 2011, 06:18
by shanny2
why dont u keep it until it gets abit stronger? buts its up to you?