Rod Warnock
06-21-2010, 02:23 PM
Brown Thornbill (Acanthiza pusilla) Kilaben Bay NSW
Canon EOS 40D Lens 100-400mm L IS USM at 380mm ISO 640 5.6 1/2000 available light 20 June 2010
This turned out to be a one shot wonder as it was the only opportunity I got to take an image. The Brown Thornbill is small at 10cm but is a delightful quick moving bird which adopts attractive poses. Birds in Backyards feature this species at:
http://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Acanthiza-pusilla (http://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Acanthiza-pusilla)
and again Fred van Gessel has provided a MP3 sound clip that will give you an excellent if short impression of the call. Australia has 12 species of thornbills an interesting small bird group.
Thanks for viewing
Best regards
Rod Warnock
Canon EOS 40D Lens 100-400mm L IS USM at 380mm ISO 640 5.6 1/2000 available light 20 June 2010
This turned out to be a one shot wonder as it was the only opportunity I got to take an image. The Brown Thornbill is small at 10cm but is a delightful quick moving bird which adopts attractive poses. Birds in Backyards feature this species at:
http://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Acanthiza-pusilla (http://birdsinbackyards.net/species/Acanthiza-pusilla)
and again Fred van Gessel has provided a MP3 sound clip that will give you an excellent if short impression of the call. Australia has 12 species of thornbills an interesting small bird group.
Thanks for viewing
Best regards
Rod Warnock