Cool. I particularly like the 3rd & last shots. They look, and from your description of their behaviour similar to the Willy Wagtails we have here.
<http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/GESO/GESO_001/index.html> DS On 28 February 2010 10:18, David Mann <dm...@bluemoon.net.nz> wrote: > My partner was out in the back yard doing some gardening when this little > fellow turned up to help. After a few minutes his (or her, I can't tell) > friend joined us as well. I think they're both quite young. > > http://www.multi.net.nz/fantail/ > > Fantails are very cute but they're hard to photograph because they never sit > still. I've always wanted to get some decent pics of one. I like watching > them as they eat insects on the wing - they look like they're completely > bonkers as they keep changing direction in mid-air. > > They're also quite curious. They kept coming within about two feet of me to > check me out. They quite often follow people as we tend to disturb the > insects around us. They're not really an urban bird (a bit susceptible to > cats) but we have a river at the back of our property. > > Size-wise they're a little bigger than a sparrow. > > It's not really shown in these photos but their tail looks just like a fan > when they expand it out, hence the name. This helps them with their aerial > acrobatics. Here's a pic I found that shows it... > http://www.whiteherontours.co.nz/piwakawaka.html > > One day I might actually get one in mid-flight. > > Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
