Amazing image of a Kingbird attacking a red tailed hawk 20x its size!

You've got to admire the little fellow!
Cheers
Dick

In the middle of July I attended a seminar in the Hunter Valley region about 2 hours north of Sydney Australia.
The Retreat is in a beautiful valley and is an ideal location for a getting away from it all and to see some interesting birds.
While the majority of my days were spent in seminars, I did get some time to enjoy watching some of the many birds in the area.
In the vacinity of our cabin we regularly saw, Lewin's Honeyeater eating nectar from various native trees and flowers. The Eastern S… Continue

Once again a wren has made a nest, but this time it's under the patio cover in the back yard. However, it decided that the area was too congested with the 2 dogs and one puppy, so it abandoned its eggs. Here is a pic of them after I removed the nest. They are really pretty. I noticed that the wren had used some dog hair in its nest. Or the hairs could be from the longhorn cattle next door I guess.

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