Garden visitor
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cjkrit
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Garden visitor
Was able to get as close as 1.5 meters from this fellow.
Christo Kritzinger
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South Africa
Burgersdorp
South Africa
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lovezebs
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Re: Garden visitor
~Elana~
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isobea
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Re: Garden visitor
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
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Jen
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Re: Garden visitor
What an awesome photo! Thanks for sharing.
Jenny
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Sally
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Re: Garden visitor
Fabulous photos, thanks!
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cjkrit
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lovezebs
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Re: Garden visitor
~Elana~
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lovezebs
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Re: Garden visitor
~Elana~
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isobea
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Re: Garden visitor
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.
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lovezebs
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Re: Garden visitor
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
.~Elana~
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Sheather
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Re: Garden visitor
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!
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lovezebs
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~Elana~
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Shannylee
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Re: Garden visitor
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!!~Sharon
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Orange Cheeked Waxbills, Gold-breasted Waxbills, Societies, Gouldians, Bronze Winged Mannikins, Spices, Canaries, Javas, Pin Tailed Whydahs, too many Koi to count, a husband, and a rescue puppy!