Spotted Pardalotes

At 9cm and 8g Spotted Pardalotes are a fraction larger than Australia’s smallest bird, the Weebill. Weebills are cute but they are typical little-brown-birds while Spotted Pardalotes are exquisite.

 

Spotted Pardalote (Pardalotus punctatus) Canon 7D, 100-400mm L IS USM, 1/640, f/5.6, ISO 1600, focal length 375mm

 

Spotted Pardalotes generally forage high […]