Saturday, June 21, 2014

Nutmeg_Mannikin - Lonchura punctulata

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Nutmeg_Mannikin - Lonchura punctulata 
© NF Photo 130822, Honolulu

I was able to find this bird while searching for brown birds on Oahu on What Bird.  I did not find any image of it on the image search elsewhere. :(  And it took several visits to sites to find it´s latin name. Strange! Yet I found it is a runaway "cage bird" as well.
 


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8 comments:

  1. It is a pretty bird, a great sighting. The first shot is my favorite.. Happy weekend!

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  2. Lucky you!!! There was one reported in East Texas this past year/year and a half, and I would've loved to have seen it. They're gorgeous.

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  3. Great bird, I love them, in Africa they appear in small and very agile flocks.

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  4. In that second shot, I thought it might be gathering things to build a nest!

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  5. a special find to see the Mannikin

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