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Crimson finch
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
(Neochmia phaeton)
Keeping apart in pairs or family groups, the Crimson Finch rarely forms flocks. The birds fight constantly, driving one another away from perches and fencing with their bills. Even pairs do not perch touching together or preen each other. Squabbling birds erect their face feathers and fan their tails; in a fight they raise one wing vertically. This aggressiveness does not extend to territory and several pairs may nest close to one another.
Crimson Finches range across northern Australia in pockets of tall wet grassland mixed with pandans and trees along streams. There they have also occupied patches around settlements with their own wells and troughs. The Crimson Finch is found across north, from Kimberleys to Mackay, QLD. |
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Hi Jon.
Amazing colour on this finch, the red is such an intense colour red and to have a red beak with it.
Great DOF really making him stand out against the BG, wonderful.
Kathleen
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(26072) - [2007-10-31 12:59]
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Hello Jon,
Nice shot of a Crimson finch that seems to be moulting. Nice sharpness and great composition and bokeh BG. We missed this one when we were in QLD.
Hi Darwin,
Excellent shot of a very interesting species. TFS
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Hello Jon, that's a fine bird with great colors ! Very sharp picture with a very good background, a good sharpness and a beautiful light. Thanks,
Mario
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