Rhipidura rufifrons

Rufous Fantail at Deakin, ACT

Rhipidura rufifrons at Deakin, ACT - 11 Mar 2019
Rhipidura rufifrons at Deakin, ACT - 11 Mar 2019
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Rhipidura rufifrons 13 Mar 2019 natureguy
Unidentified 12 Mar 2019 JackyF

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Sorry this was the best I could do before it flew off. It was with some grey fantails and about the same size, but noticeably different.

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natureguy wrote:
   13 Mar 2019
Nice. Haven't seen one at our place for a while. (I think the last time we saw one was 2017)
   13 Mar 2019
They move through/down to Canberra from the mountains (higher wetter parts of Namadgi) in Autumn, this is probably one of the first down for the season. Always special to find one :)
JackyF wrote:
   13 Mar 2019
Thanks so much.

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  • 11 Mar 2019 06:12 PM Recorded on
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