White-fronted Chat

White-fronted Chat (Image ID 51743)
Photographed byMichael Hamel-Green on Tue 17th May, 2022 and uploaded on Fri 27th May, 2022 .
Resolution1800x982
Viewed310
ID51743
CommentI had arrived at the southeastern end of the Western Lagoon, Werribee, where there is a little enclosure from which Orange-bellied Parrots are occasionally released into the wild. No sign of an OBP, and no sign of any other birds in the surrounding coastal saltmarsh for that matter. So, making the best of it, I pulled out my thermos for a coffee. A few minutes later, a small group of Chats arrived for a chat right next to me, a little unexpectedly since they generally fly off to watch you from a safe distance. Here is the female of a White-fronted Chat pair who chose to alight close to me on the wire fence separating off The Spit from the Western Lagoon, allowing for a close-up photo. The more noticeable male with black cap and tuxedo tends to command our attention (with two males for every one female in our Main Gallery) but females have a subtle beauty of their own, with their grey cap, grey-brown back, and dark breast-band bleeding into white underparts.
EquipmentNikon Z7ii, Nikkor 500mm PF f5.6 TC1.4
700mm
ISO 1250
1/1600th f11
LocationWestern Lagoon, Werribee Treatment Plant, Victoria
Keywordsfemale, adult
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