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Baby Minor- having a nap

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Baby Minor- having a nap

Postby OzzieGirl on Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:28 pm

I found 4 of these cute baby Noisy Minors in the backyard today. This one was having a nap on a rock. I was amazed at how close i could get to them.

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Postby mudder on Sun Dec 18, 2005 6:47 pm

Looks like a fluff ball :)

How close were you, where was the nest?

EDIT: Forgot to say, strewth that looks sharp!
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Postby Glen on Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:25 pm

Great sharp shot. I take it the Minor was quite small. Nice discovery in your backyard :D
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Postby Geoff on Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:09 pm

Great shot!!
I see you had a 'minor' incident :)
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Postby OzzieGirl on Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:26 pm

I'm not sure where the nest was, but there were 4 baby Minors scattered around the yard. They are very small and most of them cant fly yet.

It's a tough job keeping an eye on all the wildlife. One of the baby minors couldn't get up in a tree as it was getting dark tonight, so i let the little fella jump on my hand and i put him in a tree. They are SO cute. :)
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Postby Geoff on Sun Dec 18, 2005 9:29 pm

OzzieGirl wrote:They are SO cute. :)


Yes, but look what they grow into!? :?
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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:15 am

Yes, but look what they grow into!?
It's a pity they have to grow up... but when they are small they are very cute. I really like this shot, is it full frame ? At 70mm how did you get so close to the chick ?
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Postby OzzieGirl on Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:03 am

Alpha_7 wrote:
Yes, but look what they grow into!?
It's a pity they have to grow up... but when they are small they are very cute. I really like this shot, is it full frame ? At 70mm how did you get so close to the chick ?

I could get as close as i wanted to the chick, it was sleeping and didn't seem fazed. I think they must have fallen out of the nest because they are way too young to be wandering around. Unfortunately one of the neighborhood cats got two of the baby Minors last night, which i am not happy about. :evil:

Just tried to put one of the baby's back in a tree, but got swooped by the parents this time. :shock:
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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:06 am

Poor birdies, I guess it's a reminder of the high mortality rate for a lot of the wildlife out there.. be it native or introduced pests (cute they may be). So did this chick survive ?
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Postby OzzieGirl on Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:28 am

I'm not 100% sure, but i think the chick in the photo is the one that i put in a tree last night (one of the 2 that survived). This one seems to be the youngest and has the most trouble getting up into trees. It is very cute, when it jumped on my hand last night, it fell asleep and it was difficult to get him onto the tree lol. I will have to keep a close eye on them tonight.

Now where did i put that cat trap... :P
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Postby ozimax on Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:33 am

Sharp. And cute. And this bird can't even vote yet! :D
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