A new bird at the bird-bath
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381760)
Rockingham, Australia
May 26, 2020 8:30pm CST
We saw a new-to-us bird at the birdbath the other day. It has visited a couple of times but flits in and out so quickly neither of us has a decent photo of it yet. This photo is heavily cropped so it’s a bit blurry. I had a lot of trouble trying to work out what it was but it seems it’s a white-breasted robin which is endemic to our little corner of the world.
The white-breasted robin (Quoyornis georgianus) is a passerine (seed-eater) bird and is the only species in the genus Quoyornis. It is between 14.5 and 17.0 cm (5 3/4 and 6 3/4 in) long and weighs around 16 to 20 grams. It is what is known as a cooperative breeder meaning birds other than the parents help raise the chicks.
I find it really hard to identify birds even though we have a book of the various Australian birds. It’s cute though, isn’t it?
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31 responses
@sallypup (69157)
• Centralia, Washington
28 May 20
@JudyEv Oh that is a gorgeous robin. He sure is different than what I see in my area. Thanks for showing me. You would like the Western Meadowlark that zips in and out of the sage brush. Yellow chested and singing like he is in the opera.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
27 May 20
very cute and what a great thing that they share in raising each others chicks
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
27 May 20
She's so cute. I noticed that we have a lot of birds this year, it seems to me that there were not so many of them last year
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
27 May 20
@JudyEv It is very possible that as soon as there are no people, nature wakes up, and plants and animals recover
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
27 May 20
That is a cute little bird. By the way, somebody dropped a brick/paver in your bird bath. You should probably remove it so the birds can swim and folic freely in the bath! 
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
28 May 20
@JudyEv Ah, that makes much more sense now!
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
27 May 20
Wow..enjoy the show.and let it beat the heat
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@averygirl72 (38849)
• Philippines
28 May 20
It's not common here to have birdbath. I love seeing new species of birds too
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
27 May 20
Very cute. I cant identify most birds either.
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
28 May 20
@JudyEv And I seem to have no luck using pictures to look either. Like that plant I found. Others found it online but mine search didnt.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 May 20
@wolfgirl569 Yeah - searching for 'yellow flower' doesn't really cut it, does it?
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 May 20
We noticed the new birds here that may be the effect of cleaner air due to the lockdown. My wife twice spotted a blue bird but I have yet to see it.
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@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 May 20
@JudyEv it's just that I cannot take pictures of the new birds. They are elusive.
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 May 20
@Alexandoy None of them seem to sit still for long.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
27 May 20
what a cool picture, I learned something today thanks!
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
28 May 20
@JudyEv it is always amazing what people find and share. I love it!
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
27 May 20
Looks so tiny. Cooperative breeding among birds unheard off. Why don't the parents care for their babies
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
28 May 20
@JudyEv cooperative caring need to be more common with humans. Leaving a child home alone or under the care of a nanny who may be cruel is not a good idea. Neighbors can chip in while parents are at the workplace
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@JudyEv (381760)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 May 20
@jayanth_77 I think you are right.
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