PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Monarcha melanopsis  

Black-faced Monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)
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© Geoff Walker 2010
Mary Cairncross Reserve, QLD (Jan, 2010)

It was a thrill to quietly watch mum and dad alternate sitting on the nest. At times the one on the nest would be brought food by the other.

This was only one tree away from a Russet-tailed Thrush nest.

Black-faced Monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)

Black-faced Monarch

Black-faced Monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)

Mum on the nest

Black-faced Monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)

Black-faced Monarch

Black-faced Monarch (Monarcha melanopsis)

Black-faced Monarch