PASSERIFORMES: Dasyornithidae

Dasyornis broadbenti  

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)
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© Kay Parkin 2014
Lower Glenelg National Park, VIC (Jun, 2014)

I was very pleased to find this bird sitting on a branch on a cold June morning. I think it was trying to get warm. It posed, preened and proceeded to call for a good five minutes, seemingly oblivious to my presence.

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird

Rufous Bristlebird (Dasyornis broadbenti)

Rufous Bristlebird