26 April 2014

Java Finch (Java Sparrow)





Resident of Indonesia, Java and Bali, and photographed in the wetlands exhibit, Taronga Zoo, Sydney

13 comments:

Seraphinas Phantasie said...

Marvelous photos of this special sparrow. I´ve never seen them before.
I wish you a nice and sunny weekend, Carol.
Best regards, Synnöve

Ela said...

Wow !!! They are gorgeous !!!
Really amazing pictures !
Greetings

Elizabeth Edwards said...

you really do get to enjoy some awesome birdies. such character. ( :

happy weekend.

eileeninmd said...

A beautiful finch, lovely photos. Happy weekend, Carole!

Montanagirl said...

Wow - So beautiful! Love their markings.

Irma said...

What a beautiful bird this is, I've never seen this before.
Greetings Irma

TexWisGirl said...

wow! striking! like tiny puffins. :)

Karen said...

Gorgeous birds beautifully photographed Carole!

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

HI Carole never heard or seen these beautiful little birds. Great shots of them.

Lisa Gordon said...

My goodness, Carole, they are just adorable, and what wonderful markings.

Have a great weekend!

Christian Perrin said...

These are cute little birds - like a Sparrow that's playing dress-up as a Penguin!

Where they flying free around the Zoo grounds or in an aviary? Though they are cute, we have enough exotics flying about!

Carole M. said...

Christian, the wetlands exhibit you had to walk through double-gate to enter both ends. You were totally unaware that it was an aviary as such.

Brian King said...

Wow! What gorgeous birds!