PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae

Taeniopygia bichenovii  

Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)
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© Geoff Walker 2015
Bowra Station, QLD (Jul, 2015)

A group of not so brave Double-barred Finches watched from the safety of a thorny shrub while one of them approached the water for a drink.

Finding no danger, they all flew down for a quick drink and then off in a flurry of wings.

Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)

Double-barred Finch

Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)

Double-barred Finch

Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)

Double-barred Finch

Double-barred Finch (Taeniopygia bichenovii)

Double-barred Finch