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Striated Pardalote

Striated Pardalote (Image ID 48564)
Photographed byMichael Hamel-Green on Tue 12th Oct, 2021 and uploaded on Wed 13th Oct, 2021 .
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CommentI heard this Striated Pardalote first. A very loud and constantly repeated weet-weet coming from a large eucalypt in the Back Paddock of Woodlands Historic Park. Approaching cautiously, I eventually caught sight of this tiny but very vocal bird, also called a Wittachew after its very distinctive call, or wee-dup-wee-dup to give it its Aboriginal name. In between its vocalizing, it was exploring the yellow gum nuts and blossom, presumably for insects or insect larvae as a mainly insectivorous bird. While I had seen many Spotted Pardalotes before, this was my first sighting of a Striated Pardalote, with its characteristic yellow supercilium in front of the eye, white supercilium behind the eye, and grey jacket. This one had a red wing tip spot, so it was probably the Substriatus ssp, not one of the Tasmanian Striatus ssp who cross Bass Strait to sojourn over winter on the “north island” but whom prefer to sport a yellow wing spot so as to keep in touch with fellow Tassies for when it comes time to return home together for the breeding season. Whether a migrant or Victorian resident, it was an exciting first sighting for one who has a long way to go to see even a small proportion of Australia’s 800 plus bird species, and who is all too conscious of how few years I may have left to do so. There is something to be said for starting on birdwatching from the earliest possible age!
EquipmentNikon Z7ii, Nikon 500mm PF f5.6
ISO 1000
1/1000th f5.6
LocationWoodlands Historic Park, Back Paddock, Victoria
Keywordsadult
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