PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae

Petroica boodang  

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)
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© Vik Dunis 2015
Fryers Ridge Nature Conservation Reserve, VIC (May, 2015)

Bath day at Robin's.

It was a chilly Victorian May morning. A bit of sun would have been nice.

Then this crazy little bird waded out into the dam in front of me and started its ablutions in the freezing water.

I felt several degrees colder just watching it.

Respect, my little friend, respect. You're the man. I mean bird. Now please excuse me. I need to go find a hot coffee.

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Male Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Male Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Male Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Female Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Immature male Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Female Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Juvenile Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Female Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Female Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Immature male Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Robin's Bath Day

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Scarlet Robin

Scarlet Robin (Petroica boodang)

Scarlet Robin