PASSERIFORMES: Dasyornithidae

Dasyornis brachypterus  

Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)
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© Larry Dunis 2010
Budderoo National Park, NSW (Feb, 2010)

This normally secretive ground dwelling bird popped up into a bush at the edge of the forest to have a look at the strange being (me) who was unsuccessfully pretending to be just another shrub.

Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)

Eastern Bristlebird

Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)

Eastern Bristlebird

Eastern Bristlebird (Dasyornis brachypterus)

Eastern Bristlebird