Garden visitor
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 2:51 pm
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Was able to get as close as 1.5 meters from this fellow.
Re: Garden visitor
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:23 pm
Re: Garden visitor
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 7:26 pm
cjkrit and lovezebs - cool looking wydahs, aren't they? Family and friends in Orange and Los Angeles counties (just a little over an hour north of us) have been noticing more and more of them over the last two years or so. They seem to have adapted quite nicely to living 'in the wild' (just like the spice finches - I saw 6 young ones and some adults at my feeder earlier today).
Iso
Iso
Re: Garden visitor
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:43 pm
What an awesome photo! Thanks for sharing.
Re: Garden visitor
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 12:37 am
Fabulous photos, thanks!
Re: Garden visitor
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:21 am
Re: Garden visitor
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:38 pm
Re: Garden visitor
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:59 pm
lovezebs - Hi Elana, yes, they are offspring from escaped pets, just like the spice finches here. We don't have the wydahs yet, but I guess it's just a matter of time. They sure are pretty.
Have a nice day, Iso
PS: We actually got a few raindrops this morning along with lots of thunder and lightening.
Have a nice day, Iso
PS: We actually got a few raindrops this morning along with lots of thunder and lightening.
Re: Garden visitor
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 2:05 pm
isobea
Thanks for the info.
Rain drops? Wow, I know that you've been experiencing mostly drought conditions in the last few years, so that must be a treat. I bet it smells wonderful
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Thanks for the info.
Rain drops? Wow, I know that you've been experiencing mostly drought conditions in the last few years, so that must be a treat. I bet it smells wonderful
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 2:22 pm
Whydahs are naturalized in California, along with spice finches. Whydahs in the wild are nest parasites and lay their eggs in waxbill nests. Somehow the population in California has adapted to using spice finch nests instead. It's a bizarre situation!
Re: Garden visitor
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:09 pm
They are such beautiful birds! How cool to see them flying free!
I have one in breeding color w/ the gorgeous tail. The "hen" that I got turned out to be an eclipsed male.
It was a big question mark for a couple of months because the black & white one would display for the "female" and "she" would do a little bootie dance for him....until SHE started singing and then did the mid-air display. HE is still brown (eclipse coloring) but is starting to darken. I had to move the boys into their own flight cages to keep them from killing each other. This is how you end up with whydahs in the wild. People run out of flight cages and/or aviaries. LOL!!
I have one in breeding color w/ the gorgeous tail. The "hen" that I got turned out to be an eclipsed male.
It was a big question mark for a couple of months because the black & white one would display for the "female" and "she" would do a little bootie dance for him....until SHE started singing and then did the mid-air display. HE is still brown (eclipse coloring) but is starting to darken. I had to move the boys into their own flight cages to keep them from killing each other. This is how you end up with whydahs in the wild. People run out of flight cages and/or aviaries. LOL!!