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Dusky Grass Wrens Update
Posted: 03 Sep 2011, 20:05
by desertbirds
A few pics i took today about 60ks from town . Went for a drive to try and find this species as i hadnt seen them in the wild. We got lucky. They are fantastic little birds to sit and watch for awhile but not quite as easy to photograph as the Splendids, Variegateds ect.The first pic was taken by Peta Clarke.
Re: Dusky Grass Wrens
Posted: 03 Sep 2011, 20:50
by jusdeb
Very nice photos . they look a bit reptilian with that .....cant put it into words ..... the feathers look like spikes around the face .
Re: Dusky Grass Wrens
Posted: 04 Sep 2011, 08:25
by Jayburd
Great shots
Re: Dusky Grass Wrens
Posted: 04 Sep 2011, 10:06
by flap
Beautiful photos and lovely birds!
Re: Dusky Grass Wrens
Posted: 06 Sep 2011, 08:52
by BENSONSAN
Solid little wren.
Re: Dusky Grass Wrens
Posted: 06 Sep 2011, 21:48
by Pete Sara
all I can say is lucky BAST@RD. wish i had a few more to look at out our way , but I cant complain....pete
Re: Dusky Grass Wrens
Posted: 06 Sep 2011, 23:16
by finchbreeder
Very nice bird for a lbj. Thanks for sharing.
LML
Re: Dusky Grass Wrens
Posted: 07 Sep 2011, 14:15
by MadHatter
Mate, that first shot is a pearler!
I'd love to add it to my desktop wallpaper rotation. Any chance I could get the full resolution version?
Re: Dusky Grass Wrens
Posted: 07 Sep 2011, 18:55
by desertbirds
Send me a pm and i will try to sort it out for you madhatter.
Re: Dusky Grass Wrens Update
Posted: 10 Sep 2011, 11:13
by desertbirds
Updated the post this morning with a few better pics.Enjoy .The Desert Park has hatched two chicks that are currently 10 days old and going well.They are claiming the success as a first breeding in captivity and i would love to know if they have previously been bred.Interestingly the incubation period was about 20 days which suprised me and the keepers. Similar species i believe hatch at around 12 days.We assumed Duskies would be the same as it makes sense for a bird that nests close to the ground to have a short incubation period.