Oriolus sagittatus

2 Olive-backed Oriole at Deakin, ACT

Oriolus sagittatus at Deakin, ACT - 9 Jan 2021
Oriolus sagittatus at Deakin, ACT - 9 Jan 2021
Oriolus sagittatus at Deakin, ACT - 9 Jan 2021
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Oriolus sagittatus 10 Jan 2021 MatthewFrawley
Oriolus sagittatus 9 Jan 2021 JackyF

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Oriole calling and then bashing caterpillar against branch to get hairs off. It was managing to call while flying around with the caterpillar, so perhaps it has young about. Chased off by noisy miners.

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  • 1 Abundance
  • 9 Jan 2021 02:21 PM Recorded on
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