Rufous Whistler

Rufous Whistler (juvenile male)

Over recent months we have had several visits from Rufous Whistlers in our garden. The most frequent of these has been a juvenile male. In the photo above one can see the streaking on the front indicating a young bird. The next photo shows the back of a juvenile with more definite marking. This could well be the same bird because the photo was taken a few weeks later.

Rufous Whistler (juvenile)

The third photo (below) shows the young bird developing more definite markings and colours on the front. The rufous belly and breast-feathers are starting to take on the colour of a mature bird. Interestingly, at the same time I also managed to get a great backside shot of a Spotted Pardalote drinking from the bird bath.

Rufous Whistler (juvenile)

In the final shot we see a side on view of the bird. The black throat band is particularly prominent.

Rufous Whistler (juvenile)

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More bird photos can be seen in my photo gallery here.