tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post8119590849450980171..comments2024-03-09T18:27:46.282+11:00Comments on The Nature of Robertson: Dollarbirds become obvious in late summerDenis Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-23411026159725742442009-02-23T12:43:00.000+11:002009-02-23T12:43:00.000+11:00Hi BarbaraThey can be very colouful, but my specim...Hi Barbara<BR/>They can be very colouful, but my specimen seemed a bit drab. I wondered if it was a juvenile, or moulting, or something. <BR/>In really good plumage, they are almost as pretty as their relatives the Rainbow Birds.<BR/>But as it was an unusual sighting for me, I decided to publish anyway.<BR/>I have fond memories of watching them in Canberra catching Christmas Beetles on the wing on hot summer evenings.<BR/>Cheers<BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-4007595349179791552009-02-23T11:53:00.000+11:002009-02-23T11:53:00.000+11:00I love seeing Dollarbirds and you've managed to ca...I love seeing Dollarbirds and you've managed to capture it from some good angles Denis. Their colours are vibrant in contrast with the red bill when the light is at the right angle. We see them here feeding during the summer months but I wouldn't describe them as 'common'. I would imagine that habitat destruction would have had a big impact on suitable breeding sites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-89730203488573103152009-02-23T09:21:00.000+11:002009-02-23T09:21:00.000+11:00Hi Mick and Duncan.The books refer to them being m...Hi Mick and Duncan.<BR/>The books refer to them being more common further north, Mick, but perhaps they don't like your local area's trees. They do need big old trees with hollows - typically Eucalypts. <BR/>Duncan, they were "regular" breeders in old Red Gums in Canberra, too. Nice to know they are such regular time keepers. Sounds like the Rufous Fantails here - similar "late" arrival.<BR/>Cheers<BR/>DenisDenis Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10031115992910569116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-49345683192611181692009-02-23T09:05:00.000+11:002009-02-23T09:05:00.000+11:00Dollarbirds get to their big old redgums on the Av...Dollarbirds get to their big old redgums on the Avon near here about October 25 every year Denis, regular as clockwork.Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182951711946882353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288377.post-17937705357261822062009-02-23T06:49:00.000+11:002009-02-23T06:49:00.000+11:00A very interesting post of a bird I have only seen...A very interesting post of a bird I have only seen from a distance. I know they are around here but haven't yet been in the right place at the right time.mickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08230845410313320080noreply@blogger.com