A gray francolin contemplates a mango. A male northern cardinal looking quizzical. This Japanese white-eye chick was one of two the ended up on the lawn when their nest fell out of a mango tree. The spot in the hedge where Hoppy the rooster slept before his disappearance. A pair of saffron finch juveniles forage in the grass. Red-billed leiothrixes sweep through in flocks and are more often heard than seen. A nutmeg mannikin feeds on cane grass seeds. A yellow-billed cardinal keeps a wary eye out. Two zebra doves looking slightly affronted, possibly at having their picture taken.
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Backyard Birding.’ See more responses here. Also posted in response to Becky’s October Squares challenge theme of ‘Kind.’ See more responses here.
Almost all the birds I see in the backyard are fairly common, but no less interesting for that.