Firetail Finch

[seaslug]

Have been trying for a while to catch these little flighty fellows. Got lucky this morning.

[Isac]

What a little cutie, another one for your collection. Nice detail and colour in these Greg.

[avkomp]

love beautiful firetails, I have to go to the mountains to get them here. and even then, not all that common. we get the red browed ones around here in the hundreds though.
nice images. like the eye contact in the last the best

[loose cannon]

Well done Greg...I've tried a few times to capture these gorgeous little birds but have nothing to show for my efforts thus far

[Phoenix]

Pretty wee things. love their colouring.

[LJG]

Nice catch Greg, all finches can be very elusive!

[seaslug]

Thanks everyone. I normally just see a red flash as the bird is disappearing into the scrub. Very hard to spot on the ground! I've been watching their habits over the last couple of weeks at the Arboretum and found that they've been scratching around on the gravel roads and car parks. I assumed they were picking up seeds but someone mentioned that they may be getting fine gravel for their crops. (As in internal crop.. not something they've planted). Anyway this fellow was just off the side of the road, and it looked like it was picking over tiny flowers for seed.