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yellow rump ????

Posted: 04 Apr 2011, 18:53
by jusdeb
HA finally found out what this little bird is that showers under my sprinkler .

http://www.trevorsbirding.com/yellow-rumped-thornbills/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Cant get a pic they are too fast and too tiny but what I have been thinking was Yellow Rump Finches is these . Mystery solved YAY.

Re: yellow rump ????

Posted: 04 Apr 2011, 18:58
by Jayburd
:thumbup: :thumbup: read the title and assumed YR mannikins :shock: ohhh right.... :lol:
I love the thornbills, they are constantly cheeping and singing away in the tree above the aviary. for such a tiny bird their song is so loud, but it's so flute like and beautiful no one could ever complain :D :D :D

Re: yellow rump ????

Posted: 04 Apr 2011, 19:21
by jusdeb
Sadly Jay I cant hear them , I just know they are a delight in the yard , them and the Wrens :thumbup:

Re: yellow rump ????

Posted: 04 Apr 2011, 19:24
by GregH
Beautiful little bird. We had lots of them in the garden when I was a little kid in Tamworth. I'm glad they are still around

Re: yellow rump ????

Posted: 04 Apr 2011, 19:30
by jusdeb
They are a sweet little bird , they mainly come into the yard when the sprinkler is on , they love the wet grass . I didn't realise how tiny they are until today when a sparrow close to them .