ML256862921
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Détails de l'observation
I was waiting in absolute silence for the Rail to begin calling again, slowly letting the cries of the Whistlers and Yellow Throats overwhelm me, when I suddenly realised I was being watched. There, on a log that'd fallen through the very thickest part of the sword grass, was a bulky, brownish bird, its carriage upright and tail long. I naturally assumed it was a female Crescent, and decided to bag some photos... but then it began to hop closer and closer, prodding at the slick wet bark with its sturdy bill... and that's when the truth hit me, and my heart leapt into my mouth!! A SCRUBWREN!!!! What's more, as it hopped back and forth between the stands of heath and the log, I soon realised it wasn't alone; a very pale and strongly coloured Scrubwren bounded out behind it, and for a good few minutes the two birds eyed me piercingly, buzzing the rich, throaty buzzes of their kind as they came in breathtakingly close... and then, just like that, they retreated, melting away into the forest. In seven years of extensively birding my route, and over twenty years of living here, I have NEVER before had the pleasure of bagging these dowdy yet industrious little characters; it's also been three years since a new species was added to the list (the last one being the Magpie of 2017)... I cannot overstate my incredulity and absolute astonishment at the glorious show put on by the property's latest, mysterious edition!!!!!
Informations techniques
- Modèle
- COOLPIX P610
- ISO
- 400
- Longueur focale
- 258 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/6.5
- Vitesse d'obturation
- 0.01 sec
- Dimensions
- 1600 pixels x 1200 pixels
- Taille originale du fichier
- 858.76 KB