I donned my beanie and gumboots for a walk outside, armed with the Nikon D3000, hoping for some fresh pictures of birds basking in the winter sunshine. I got a lovely selection – sparrows, lorikeets, a wren – and then a pardalote landed in the lilac bush right before my eyes. Fortunately, it was just far enough away for the camera to focus.

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I thought it was a pardalote, at first, with the spots on the crown, but when it flew away I saw the golden yellow rump. I checked my bird book, and online, and decided it definitely was a yellow-rumped thornbill.

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My excuse is that it all happened so quickly. The gorgeous background colour comes from the door on the neighbour’s garage. Came together perfectly.

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Thanks for looking. Watch out for lorikeets tomorrow.

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Acanthiza chrysorrhoa: Yellow-rumped Thornbill

Rainbow Lorikeets, a little damp from the frosty morn. (Nikon D3000)

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Rainbow Lorikeet

Spotted this colourful Crimson Rosella whilst walking the back lanes last week.

Until I processed the images, I didn’t realise he was perched on a bundle of old fencing wire, eating a rose hip.

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I missed out on a wonderful shot as he flew right towards me, before veering right. A lovely splash of brightness on a dull day.

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Thanks for looking. Do have a great weekend, and stay safe.

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Crimson Rosella