At the Desert Park in Alice Springs N.T. were several large, walk-in aviaries. These Orange Chats were fabulous to see. Sure, I'd love to have see them out in the wild, but I didn't.
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I went back again on our tour 'free day' to see them again. In the early morning sunshine, preening...
Hello Carole, your Orange Chat is a beautiful bird. We have a Yellow-breasted Chat seen here in the states. Lovely photos! Have a happy day and week ahead!
ReplyDeleteI've never seen or heard the Orange Chat before, beautiful shots that you have made, cheers.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds! I like the "mask" the male has!
ReplyDeletebeautiful! at least they are in natural environs!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen a yellow Chat before, nice series of photos.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures of the Orange Chat, Carole.
ReplyDeletePreening of the springs is wonderful to see.
Photo 3 is my favorite.
Beautiful photos despite not being in the wild. Love them. Diane
ReplyDeleteNice bird.. Congrats for the pictures and greetings.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful bird and to think you got PIX!!!! ....:)JP
ReplyDeleteThey are just adorable, Carole!
ReplyDeleteI hope you've had a wonderful weekend.
Fantastic photos of the bird with the orange and yellow feathers. Amazing !
ReplyDeleteBest regards, Synnöve
An intersting species there Carole, one I've never heard of until now. I'm guessing it's loosely related to the wheatear family of chats.
ReplyDeleteLovely captures of the Orange Chat. Another bird I have never seen. Lucky you to have seen it even if it was at the Dessert Park.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards.
Ooohhh, he's pretty! Love your shots. Whether in the wild or not, these are fantastic. :)
ReplyDeleteaw, what a cute bird!
ReplyDeleteThis would be a great bird to see in the wild! Such good colours.
ReplyDeleteSorry for slow reply - hectic weeks!
Cheers - Stewart M
They are adorable! Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteYou did not see these beautiful yellow colored birds in the wild, but in a park. It also does not matter because they are beautiful to look at. Thank you for this beautiful bird photos :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely bird, I like the colors.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous little bird!
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