PASSERIFORMES: Petroicidae

Petroica goodenovii  

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)
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© Vik Dunis 2010
Round Hill Nature Reserve, NSW (Jun, 2010)

Male Red-capped Robin.

Within this ball of red, white and black feathers is a tiny body which has just survived a minus 2 degrees centigrade night.

I was shivering and trying not to shake the camera and this little fellow was looking perfectly comfortable.

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Male Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Immature Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Juvenile Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Female Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Female Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Red-capped Robin

Red-capped Robin (Petroica goodenovii)

Juvenile Red-capped Robin