Crimson Finches

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Pair of crimson finches

Male crimson finch

Boabs on the floodplane

Young male crimson

Satisfied olive python exiting a finch nest (in this case a double bar nest)

Crimson chick 2-3days old

Crimson chicks 7-8days

Fiona checking a nest

Pandanas

Female crimson investigating a crimson mount

Sophie setting up equipment

Measuring!

Looking for colour bands on birds...

Crimson bums! 13 days old

Rainbow

One of our study sites

Got your leg!

Cheeky long-tailed finches checking out a crimson nest

Cheeky long-tails being told off by resident crimson male

Sweet fledgling crimson, around 28days old

Gouldian Finches - with Save the Gouldian fund

Female blackk-headed Gouldian Finch

Baby Gouldians! The blue spots are also UV!

The UV spots may help the parents find the chicks mouths in the deep dark nesting hollows

Male red-headed Gouldian Finch

Gouldians just love these nest boxes provided by Save the Gouldian Find

Female red-headed Gouldain Finch

Small flock of Gouldians in the dry season

Young Gouldian, approx 10 weeks old

Long-tailed Finches use the same habitat and compete with Gouldians for nesting hollows

Making nestboxes

Sorghum - main diet of Gouldians