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Taeniopygia bichenovii
Small bird approx. 10cm tall, feeding of grass seed in Eucalypt savannah. Pic. 1 shows 2 juvenile birds (only one bar across the chest), Pic 2 & 3 show a family group. The juvenile birds have a strange feeding behaviour where they put one wing up while begging for food. It is thought they obscure the parents vision of other chicks increasing the amount of food received.
Spotted on Sep 21, 2015
Submitted on Oct 21, 2015
2 Comments
Oooooh...how cute are they! I am waiting for the day I get a non-blurry picture of these little ones. Thank you for sharing Vinny :)
Great set of pics... 2 and 3 brought a smile.