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Two adults were feeding four fledglings in this area of restored native forest along the Wigram Retention Basin by Warren Crescent.
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Super cute little dude who was almost flying into me - constantly!
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Young bird, one of three waiting for parents still feeding them .
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Common in understorey of broadleaved forest
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Not really one to sit still for more than one second...
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Two fantails were heard, and then seen soon after, both hopping around a species of Rhododendron. The location was very shaded and sheltered from the moderately strong winds, perhaps the reason why they were present as fantails had rarely been seen in this location before. There was no further ecological interaction with the rhododendron, they just hopped about and not long after flew away
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The site has very low human population/disturbance except for the obvious lawn maintenance. The specific location where the fantail was observed it underneath dense, woody brush that is not maintained. This area is constantly shaded with very little dappled light throughout. The plant species consisted of Sophora tetraptera, and two unknown species of dense shrub. The fantail kept, almost entirely, to this area. The fantail was not shy and would come close to me as I was sitting there. It was observed that it was eating the bugs that were flying around me. This was the only time the fantail would leave the dense understory of the shrubs. It can also be observed that this understory was the location of its nest. I believe only one fantail was observed, allowing me to assume that one sex hunts while the other is less active.The fantail was quite slow compared to the other birds I observed, and hopped from branch to branch more than it flew. I also observed that the fanned tail may help the bird to balance and possibly disturb the insects around it when it is hunting.It was determined that this species has an insect based diet.